trench

n 1: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the

excavated earth

2: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

3: any long cut made in the ground

v 1: trench on or upon something

2: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an

individual" [syn: {impinge}, {encroach}]

3: trespass or encroach; infringe; "This in entrenching on

other domains" [syn: {entrench}]

4: cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"

5: cut a drainage tench in; "ditch the land to drain it" [syn:

{ditch}]

6: dig a trench in; "trench a hill"

7: dig a trench