Ditch
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To discard or abandon. To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea. To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey. To dig ditches. To dig ditches around.
Example sentence: One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
Trench
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground, especially in warfare.A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.A trench coat.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: }} To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another.To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
Example sentence: I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.