trench

²trench

verb

Definition of TRENCH

transitive verb

1

: to make a cut in : carve

2

a : to protect with or as if with a trench b : to cut a trench in : ditch

intransitive verb

1

a : entrench, encroach <trenching on other domains which were more vital — Sir Winston Churchill> b : to come close : verge

2

: to dig a trench

First Known Use of TRENCH

15th century