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    [Noun]  | "trench" | \ ˈtrench \


    1: a long cut in the ground : ditch; especially : one used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front

    2: a place, position, or level at which an activity is carried on in a manner likened to trench warfare —often used in the phrase in the trenches

    3: a long, narrow, and usually steep-sided depression in the ocean floor


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English trenche track cut through a wood, from Anglo-French, act of cutting, ditch, from trencher, trenchier to cut, probably from Vulgar Latin *trinicare to cut in three, from Latin trini three each {mat|trine|};

    [Noun]  | "trench coat" 


    1: a usually double-breasted raincoat with deep pockets, wide belt, and often straps on the shoulders

    2: a waterproof overcoat with a removable lining designed for wear in trenches


    Origin: 1914 ;

    [Noun]  | "trench fever" 


    1: a disease that is usually marked by fever and pain in muscles, bones, and joints and that is caused by a bacterium (Bartonella quintana synonym Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "trench foot" 


    1: a painful foot disorder resembling frostbite and resulting from prolonged exposure to cold and wet


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "trench mouth" 


    1: vincent's angina

    2: vincent's infection


    Origin: 1916 ;

    [Noun]  | "trench warfare" 


    1: warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements


    Origin: 1887 ;

    [Noun]  | "slit trench" 


    1: a narrow trench especially for shelter in battle from bomb and shell fragments


    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Verb]  | "trench" 


    1: to make a cut in : carve

    2: to protect with or as if with a trench

    3: to cut a trench in : ditch


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Cayman Trench" 


    1: sea-floor trench extending in a general east-west direction south of the Cayman Islands and containing the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea at 24,720 feet (7535 meters) below sea level

    [Geographical name]  | "Java Trench" 


    1: sea floor trench south of and approximately parallel to Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands and containing the deepest known part of the Indian Ocean, at 25,344 feet (7725 meters) below sea level

    [Noun]  | "trench" 


    1: a long narrow channel dug in the earth;


      * e.g., " ... dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property "



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    [Noun]  | "trench coat" 


    1: as in trench, poncho;


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    [Noun]  | "trench coats" 


    1: as in trenches, ponchos;


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    [Verb]  | "trench (on)" 


    1: to come very close to being;


      * e.g., " ... that response trenches on outright rudeness "



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     [ "trench" ]

    1: To describe something that is deep and meaningful. Comes from the Mariana Trench which is the deepest place on earth.

      * e.g.,  ... "Some things scratch the surface while others strike at your soul"..."Wow that's trench" 

     [ "trench" ]

    1:  derogatory term for women's genitilia.

      * e.g.,  ...  Man her trench is so wide, it's like sticking your pinky in a warm subway tunnel. 


     [ "trench" ]

    2:  derogatory for woman/women in general referring to their genitilia.

      * e.g.,  ...  Hey, you should bring them one chicks to the party, those trenches you met the other night. 

     [ "trench" ]

    1: shortend version of Trenchcoat, a duster like long coat commonly worn in black or tan. black is viewed my many to be the more styleish and/or threatining.

      * e.g.,  ... "woah dude where did you get the trench?" 


     [ "trench" ]

    2: confers cred only if you got it from a thrift store or a friend as they are damn expensive bought new.

      * e.g.,  ... "it was like, 3 bucks at good will" 

     [ "trench" ]

    1: To walk through your front door, fall down, and skid to a stop, leaving a small trench in your floor. Caused by sleep deprivation and/or intoxication.

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn, I was tired... I just went home and trenched." 

     [ "Trenches" ]

    1: A crime ridden area or hood known for its crimes and violence.

      * e.g.,  ... Yea that nigga lives in the trenches. 

     [ "Trenches" ]

    1: A really poor type of neighborhood where everyday you would see people die out in the street or sidewalk. Wherever in that neighborhood, sadly Polo G came from this type of neighborhood. Trenches is also a dangerous neighborhood and a lot is found in Chicago, IL.

      * e.g.,  ... Polo G: You talkin like you live that shit but I'm really from the trenches 

     [ "in the trenches" ]

    1: To have been through a lot together with someone. Specially through hard times.

      * e.g.,  ... a - That was tough! 


     [ "in the trenches" ]

    2: War analogy

      * e.g.,  ... b - Yeah, we can say we've been in the trenches together! 

     [ "The Trenches" ]

    1: A slang word meaning "The Hood"

      * e.g.,  ... You know I grew up in "The Trenches" 

     [ "Trenched" ]

    1: Trenched is the feeling of absolute body shutdown, after you have been intoxicated. it is the feeling that you can not even move and have reached your max, intoxication. This feeling will be followed by fatigue and loss of short term memory.

      * e.g.,  ... After taking a hit of salvia Matt lays on the ground and repeats " I'm Trenched", unable to get up. 

     [ "Trenches" ]

    1: a place to go for good weed

      * e.g.,  ... in the 5 we be in the trenches juggin of dat sticky 

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