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deep, oceanic abyss, ditch, impinge, encroach, entrench Definition: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth;any long ditch cut in the ground;a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor;dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench";cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields";set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables";cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone";fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp";impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains";
Hyponyms: approach trench, communication trench, fire trench, moat, fosse, slit trench, furrow, Atacama Trench, Bougainville Trench, Japan Trench, Nares Deep Part Meronyms: entrenchment, intrenchment Derivational Morphology:
ditch, trencher, impingement, encroachment, impact, contact, impinging, striking
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