(1):
(v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
(2):
(v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
(3):
(v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.
(4):
(v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
(5):
(v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
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