trench+upon

  • 1trench upon — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2trench upon — trespass a border, pass a boundary …

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  • 3Trench — Trench, v. i. 1. To encroach; to intrench. [1913 Webster] Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge to itself a boundless attribute, were to trench upon the prerogative of the divine nature? I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To have… …

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  • 4trench — 1. noun /tɹɛntʃ/ a) A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground, especially in warfare. I was the first person in my high school to wear a trench and fedora constantly, and Ben was one of the first to wear a black trench. b) A pit, usually …

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  • 5Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …

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  • 6trench — /trench/, n. 1. Fort. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. 2. trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. 3. a deep furrow,… …

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  • 7trench — [trench] vt. [LME trenchen < OFr trenchier (Fr trancher), to cut, hack, prob. < L truncare, to cut off: see TRUNCATE] 1. to cut, cut into, cut off, etc.; slice, gash, etc. 2. a) to cut a deep furrow or furrows in b) to dig a ditch or… …

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  • 8trench — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, abri, abysm, abyss, abyssal zone, adit, air raid shelter, approach, approach trench, aqueduct, arroyo, barge in, bathyal zone, benthos, bomb shelter, bombproof, bore, bottom, bottom glade, bottom waters,… …

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  • 9trench — /trɛntʃ / (say trench) noun 1. Fortifications a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from the enemy s fire, etc. 2. (plural) a system of such excavations, with their embankments,… …

  • 10trench foot — noun resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet • Syn: ↑immersion foot • Hypernyms: ↑frostbite, ↑cryopathy * * * noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence among soldiers serving in the trenches during… …

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