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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
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
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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