DITCH

ditch

(noun) a long narrow excavation in the earth

ditch

(noun) any small natural waterway

trench, ditch

(verb) cut a trench in, as for drainage; “ditch the land to drain it”; “trench the fields”

ditch

(verb) crash or crash-land; “ditch a car”; “ditch a plane”

ditch

(verb) make an emergency landing on water

dump, ditch

(verb) sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; “The company dumped him after many years of service”; “She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man”

chuck, ditch

(verb) throw away; “Chuck these old notes”

ditch

(verb) forsake; “ditch a lover”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

ditch (plural ditches)

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

Verb

ditch (third-person singular simple present ditches, present participle ditching, simple past and past participle ditched)

(transitive) To discard or abandon.

(intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

(intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

(intransitive) To dig ditches.

(transitive) To dig ditches around.

(transitive) To throw into a ditch.

Synonyms

• abandon

• discard

• dump

• jettison

• lose

• shed

• See also junk

Etymology 2

Verb

ditch (third-person singular simple present ditches, present participle ditching, simple past and past participle ditched)

Alternative form of deech

Noun

ditch (usually uncountable, plural ditches)

Alternative form of deech

Source: Wiktionary

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Ditch (; 224), n.; pl. Ditches. Etym: [OE. dich, orig. the same word as dik. See Dike.]

1. 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. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.

Ditch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.]

1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.

2. To surround with a ditch. Shak.

3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.

Ditch, v. i.

Definition: To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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