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   Ditch

   /diCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field: "their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch"

   verb

   • 1. provide with ditches: "he was praised for ditching the coastal areas" Similar dig a ditch inprovide with ditchestrenchexcavatedrain
   • ▪ make or repair ditches: "we ditched around our tents"
   • 2. get rid of or give up: informal "plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry" Similar throw outthrow awaydiscardget rid ofdispose ofdo away withshedabandondropshelvescrapjettisonthrow on the scrapheapinformal:dumpjunkscrubaxeget shut ofchuck (away/out)pull the plug onknock on the headget shot oftrashOpposite keep
   • ▪ end a relationship with (someone) peremptorily; abandon: "she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner" Similar break up withjiltcast asidethrow overfinish withleavedesertabandonturn one's back onleave high and dryleave in the lurchinformal:dumpdropchuckrun out onwalk out ongive someone the heave-holeave someone holding the babygive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offarchaic:forsake
   • ▪ be truant from (school or another obligation): North American "maybe she could ditch school and run away"
   • 3. bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency: "he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean"
   • ▪ (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water: "the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast"
   • ▪ derail (a train). US

   Word Origin Old Englishdīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dike1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ditcher noun

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   Ditch definition, a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. See more.

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   a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway. v.t. to dig a ditch or ditches in or around. Rail Transport to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ditch1 /dɪtʃ/ noun [ countable] a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water → last-ditch COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ditch deep/shallow The car had become stuck in a deep ditch. a drainage ditch (=for water to drain away into) They were digging a ...

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   Definition of ditch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of ditch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDITCH - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   1. A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. [...] 2. If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it. [informal] [...] 3. If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. [informal] [...] More.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › ditchditch | definition in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   Definition of ditch in Essential American English Dictionary. ditch. noun. us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / dɪtʃ/ a long, narrow hole in the ground next to a road or field that water can flow through. (Definition of ditch from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ditch. in Spanish.