Synonyms of trench

1. trench, ditch: usage: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2. trench, deep, oceanic abyss, natural depression, depression: usage: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
3. trench, ditch: usage: any long ditch cut in the ground

1. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench, trespass, take advantage: usage: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
2. trench, fortify, fort: usage: fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
3. trench, cut: usage: cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
4. trench, put, set, place, pose, position, lay: usage: set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
5. trench, ditch, excavate, dig, hollow: usage: cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
6. trench, dig, dig out: usage: dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"