"trenches" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} trenches
  1. plural of trench Tags: form-of, plural Form of: trench
    Sense id: en-trenches-en-noun-MiR7vJp7 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 28 19 34

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} trenches pl (plural only)
  1. The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-trenches-en-noun-KJ9~fWkT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 14 40 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 28 19 34
  2. (figurative) A difficult or disadvantageous situation; a low point. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-trenches-en-noun-Sk2u89G5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 14 40 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 28 19 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: in the thick of it

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trenches
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of trench Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: trench
    Sense id: en-trenches-en-verb-cssGeu6D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 14 40 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 28 19 34

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} trenches
  1. plural of trenche Tags: form-of, plural Form of: trenche
    Sense id: en-trenches-enm-noun-rN9lKZvB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for trenches meaning in All languages combined (4.9kB)

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