Trench Definition–noun | 1. | Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. |
| 2. | trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. |
| 3. | a deep furrow, ditch, or cut. |
| 4. | Oceanography. a long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor. |
–verb (used with object) | 5. | to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench. |
| 7. | to set or place in a trench. |
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/td> | to form (a furrow, ditch, etc.) by cutting into or through something. |
| 9. | to make a cut in; cut into; carve. |
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrase| 11. | trench on or upon, | a. | to encroach or infringe on. |
| b. | to come close to; verge on: His remarks were trenching on poor taste. |
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Coat Definition–noun | 1. | an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear. |
| 2. | a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of a tree, or the skin of a fruit. |
| 3. | a layer of anything that covers a surface: That wall needs another coat of paint. |
| 4. | a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue. |
| 6. | Archaic. a petticoat or skirt. |
| 7. | Obsolete. | a. | a garment indicating profession, class, etc. |
| b. | the profession, class, etc., so indicated. |
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–verb (used with object) | 8. | to cover with a layer or coating: He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust. |
| 9. | to cover thickly, esp. with a viscous fluid or substance: Heat the mixture until it coats a spoon. The boy was coated with mud from head to foot. |
| 10. | to cover or provide with a coat. |
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