Standard Lemma guide

trenches

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛntʃɪz
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 N CH IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Trench

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of trench

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A difficult or disadvantageous situation; a low point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, plural, plural-only

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5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of trench

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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