entrench
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
fix firmly or securely
Types & categories
- fasten hypernym
Sense 2 verb
impinge or infringe upon
This impinges on my rights as an individual
Types & categories
- trespass hypernym
Related & opposite
- impingement derivation
- striking derivation
Sense 3 verb
occupy a trench or secured area
The troops dug in for the night
Related & opposite
- entrenchment derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impingement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | striking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | trespass |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | entrenchment |