Retrench(v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
Retrench(v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.
Retrench(v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
Retrench(v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
Retrench(v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
Retrenched(imp. & p. p.) of Retrench
Retrenching(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrench
Retrenchment(n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing.
Retrenchment(n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
Words within retrenchment