ditch

Plural: ditches

Noun

• a long narrow excavation in the earth
• any small natural waterway
• A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
• A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
• Alternative form of deech.

Verb

Verb Forms: ditched, ditching, ditches

• To dig a long, narrow excavation; to abandon something.
• forsake
  • "ditch a lover"
• throw away
• sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
• make an emergency landing on water
• crash or crash-land
  • "ditch a car"
  • "ditch a plane"
• cut a trench in, as for drainage
  • "ditch the land to drain it"
• To discard or abandon.
• To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
• To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
• To dig ditches.
• To dig ditches around.
• To throw into a ditch.
• Alternative form of deech.

Examples

• Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
• Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
• He decided to ditch his original plan and play ’DITCH’ for a triple word score.
• Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
• The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
• The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
• The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
• The truck careered off the road into a ditch.
• When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
• Why did you ditch your last boyfriend? He was so nice to you.

Synonyms

chuck, dump, trench, abandon, discard, jettison, lose, shed

Related Words

The Ditch, fosse, moat, rhubarb

Anagrams of ditch