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trenched

/tɹɛntʃt/ /tɹɛnʃt/

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verb

(usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.

Examples :

"The new manager trenched upon the team's autonomy when she started making decisions without consulting them. "

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verb

(infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.

Examples :

"The soldiers trenched the field, creating a defensive line before nightfall. "

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verb

To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.

Examples :

"The construction crew trenched a narrow ditch along the school's new playground to install new water pipes. "

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verb

To have direction; to aim or tend.

Examples :

"Her ambition trenched towards becoming a doctor. "

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To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.

Examples :

"The construction workers trenched the soil to lay the new water pipes. "

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verb

To cut furrows or ditches in.

Examples :

"to trench land for the purpose of draining it"

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To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.

Examples :

"to trench a garden for certain crops"

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