Trench
nnoun.artifacta ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earthDerivationally Related Form:trench
Part Holonyms:entrenchment intrenchment
Hypernyms:ditch
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchditchexcavationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:approach trenchcommunication trenchfire trenchfossemoatslit trench
Full Hyponyms:approach trenchfire trenchmoatslit trench
nnoun.objecta long steep-sided depression in the ocean floorSynset:deep oceanic abyss
Hypernyms:depression natural depression
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchnatural depressiongeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Atacama Trench Bougainville Trench Japan Trench Nares Deep
nnoun.artifactany long ditch cut in the groundDerivationally Related Form:trench
Hypernyms:ditch
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchditchexcavationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:furrow
vverb.socialimpinge or infringe uponSynset:encroach entrench impinge
Examples:- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
Derivationally Related Form:encroachmentimpingementimpinging
Hypernyms:take advantage trespass
Inherited Hypernyms:impingetrespassuseexploituse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactfortify by surrounding with trenchesExamples:- He trenched his military camp
Derivationally Related Form:trench
Hypernyms:fort fortify
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchfortifyenclosesurroundtouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactcut or carve deeply intoExamples:- letters trenched into the stone
Derivationally Related Form:trencher
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchcutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactset, plant, or bury in a trenchExamples:- trench the fallen soldiers
- trench the vegetables
Derivationally Related Form:trench
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactcut a trench in, as for drainageSynset:ditch
Examples:- ditch the land to drain it
- trench the fields
Derivationally Related Form:trenchertrenchditch
Hypernyms:dig excavate hollow
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchexcavateremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdig a trench or trenchesExamples:- The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
Derivationally Related Form:trenchertrench
Hypernyms:dig dig out
Inherited Hypernyms:trenchdighollowemptychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s