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ditch
[dich]
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to dig a ditch or ditches in or around.
to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.
to crash-land on water and abandon (an airplane).
Slang.
to get rid of.
I ditched that old hat of yours.
to escape from.
He ditched the cops by driving down an alley.
to absent oneself from (school or a class) without permission or an acceptable reason.
verb (used without object)
to dig a ditch.
(of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land in water and abandon the sinking aircraft.
Slang.to be truant; play hooky.
ditch
1/ ɪʃ /
noun
a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker
any small, natural waterway
a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream
informaleither of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane
a last resort or place of last defence
verb
to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground)
(intr) to edge with a ditch
informalto crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances
he had to ditch the car
slang(tr) to abandon or discard
to ditch a girlfriend
informalto land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency
slang(tr) to evade
to ditch the police
Ditch
2/ ɪʃ /
noun
an informal name for the Tasman Sea
Other 51Թ Forms
- ditchless adjective
- ˈ徱ٳ adjective
- ˈ徱ٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ditch1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ditch1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
They care for our children, build our homes, dig our ditches, trim our trees, clean our homes, hotels and businesses, wash our dishes, pick our crops, sew our clothes.
Libya's Colonel Gaddafi gave up his Weapons of Mass Destruction programme in 2003; eight years later he was dead in a ditch, overthrown by the Arab Spring protests that were backed by Western air power.
They sleep rough, dig ditches, build firebreaks, set controlled burns, take down dead trees and, in between, experience moments of terrifying danger.
Postecoglou's style of play at Spurs proved divisive, with a notoriously high line featuring prominently before being ditched for the crucial Europa League run-in.
The sand is unsympathetic and forms a genuine hazard, as do strategic ditches that criss-cross the layout.
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