Definitions
1.NounA long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or tectonic plate movement."The trenches for installing the underground cables were dug with a trencher."
2.NounA narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces."The soldiers in the trenches rely on logistical support."
3.NounA pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
4.NounA trench coat.
5.VerbTo invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
6.VerbTo excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
7.VerbTo excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
8.VerbTo have direction; to aim or tend.
9.VerbTo cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
10.VerbTo cut furrows or ditches in."to trench land for the purpose of draining it"
11.VerbTo dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next."to trench a garden for certain crops"