окапывать — meaning in English

English meaning

• ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
• entrench verb To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

Senses

окапывать is used for these senses in English:

• entrench (military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.

ditch — full definition

1. noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
2. verb To abandon or get rid of something or someone.
3. verb To skip school or a class without permission.

entrench — full definition

1. verb To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
2. verb To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
3. verb To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
4. verb To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.

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