Entrench: alternatives and connections

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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Fixed; solidified.

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To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

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of Impinge

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of Impinge

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To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; a…

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To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.

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To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

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To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.

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