trench

trench
trench [trench]
vt.
[LME trenchen < OFr trenchier (Fr trancher), to cut, hack, prob. < L truncare, to cut off: see TRUNCATE]
1. to cut, cut into, cut off, etc.; slice, gash, etc.
2.
a) to cut a deep furrow or furrows in
b) to dig a ditch or ditches in
3. to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench
vi.
1. to dig a ditch or ditches, as for fortification
2. to infringe (on or upon another's land, rights, time, etc.)
3. to verge or border (on); come close
n.
[ME < OFr trenche (Fr tranche, a slice) < trencher]
1. a deep furrow in the ground, ocean floor, etc.
2. a long, narrow ditch dug by soldiers for cover and concealment, with the removed earth heaped up in front

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