"trenches" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg
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

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg
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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 4 49
  2. (figurative) A difficult or disadvantageous situation; a low point. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-trenches-en-noun-Sk2u89G5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in the trenches Related terms: in the thick of it

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/ Audio: en-us-trenches.ogg
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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 4 49 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 24 29 8 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 37 5 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 38 3 54
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