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Definition of Ditch
1. Verb. Forsake. "Ditch a lover"
2. Noun. A long narrow excavation in the earth.
Generic synonyms: Excavation
3. Verb. Throw away. "Chuck these old notes"
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: Abandon
4. Noun. Any small natural waterway.
5. Verb. Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly. "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
6. Verb. Make an emergency landing on water.
7. Verb. Crash or crash-land. "Ditch a plane"
8. Verb. Cut a trench in, as for drainage. "Trench the fields"
Definition of Ditch
1. n. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
2. v. t. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
3. v. i. To dig a ditch or ditches.
Definition of Ditch
1. Verb. (alternative form of deech) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of deech) ¹
3. Noun. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To discard or abandon. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To dig ditches. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To dig ditches around. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ditch
1. to dig a long, narrow excavation in the ground [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ditch
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