· a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

Hypernym(s): ditch

· a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Synonym(s): deep, oceanic_abyss

Hypernym(s): natural_depression, depression

· any long ditch cut in the ground

Hypernym(s): ditch

· impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

Synonym(s): impinge, encroach, entrench

Hypernym(s): trespass, take_advantage

· fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"

Hypernym(s): fortify, fort

· cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"

Hypernym(s): cut

· set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"

Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay

· cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"

Synonym(s): ditch

Hypernym(s): excavate, dig, hollow

· dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

Hypernym(s): dig, dig_out