ditch
ditch/diCH/
noun
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"
synonyms: trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit, ha-ha, fosse, sap, fleet
verb
- provide with ditches."he was praised for ditching the coastal areas"synonyms: dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain
- get rid of or give up."plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry"synonyms: throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed, abandon, drop, shelve, scrap, jettison, throw on the scrapheap, dump, junk, scrub, axe, get shut of, chuck (away/out), pull the plug on, knock on the head, get shot of, trash
- bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency."he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean"
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5 days ago · ditched; ditching; ditches. transitive verb. 1. a. : to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch ...
to get rid of or not continue with something or someone that is no longer wanted: The thief ditched Maxine's purse in a trash ...
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 ...
ditch in American English · 1. a long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation. verb transitive · 2. to border with a ditch.
A ditch is a long trench or pit dug into the ground. If your lawns are always soggy, build a drainage ditch for the excess water to flow into.
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A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. Wikipedia
DITCH meaning: a long narrow hole that is dug along a road, field, etc., and used to hold or move water.
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A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways or ...
1[transitive] ditch something/somebody (informal) to get rid of something or someone because you no longer want or need it/them The new road building ...
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Synonyms for DITCH: trench, gutter, ravine, furrow, trough, dike, foss, moat; Antonyms of DITCH: take, hook up (with), befriend, latch (on or onto), adopt, ...
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Verb edit · (transitive) To discard or abandon. · (transitive, intransitive, aviation) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water. · (transitive, ...
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