"entrench" meaning in All languages combined

See entrench on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈtrɛnt͡ʃ/ [UK], /ɛnˈtrɛnt͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: en-au-entrench.ogg [Australia] Forms: entrench [canonical], entrenches [third-person, singular], entrenched [past], entrenched [past, participle], entrenching [present, participle]
Etymology: en- + trench Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|en|trench}} en- + trench Head templates: {{verb|entrench|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person entrenches, they dig or excavate a trench.
    Sense id: simple-entrench-en-verb-M7scWh0V Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with en-
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