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1. (n.) ditch
a long, narrow excavation in the ground, as for drainage or irrigation; trench.
2. ditch
any natural channel or waterway.
3. (v.t.) ditch
to dig a ditch in or around.
4. ditch
to derail or drive into a ditch.
5. ditch
to crash-land on water and abandon (an aircraft).
6. ditch
Slang.
7. ditch
to get rid of.
8. ditch
to escape from.
9. (v.i.) ditch
to dig a ditch.
10. ditch
(of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land on water.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME dich, OE dīc, c. OFris, OS dīk ditch, dike, MHG tīch, ON dīki)
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| Definition of 'ditch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ditch
a long narrow excavation in the earth
2. (verb) ditch
any small natural waterway
3. (verb) ditch
forsake
"ditch a lover"
4. (verb) chuck, ditch
throw away
"Chuck these old notes"
5. (verb) dump, ditch
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"
6. (verb) ditch
make an emergency landing on water
7. (verb) ditch
crash or crash-land
"ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
8. (verb) trench, ditch
cut a trench in, as for drainage
"ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
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1. (noun) ditch
a channel or trench in the ground
ditches to drain water off the field
2. (verb) ditch
to get rid of; = scrap
The network is ditching their new TV series.
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| Definition of 'ditch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ditch
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. (noun) ditch
any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
3. (verb) ditch
to dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land
4. (verb) ditch
to surround with a ditch
5. (verb) ditch
to throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side
6. (verb) ditch
to dig a ditch or ditches
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Sense: a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc
He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.
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 Afrikaans: sloot, voor, grag |
 Arabic: خَنْدَق |
 Bulgarian: канавка |
 Brazilian: vala |
 Czech: příkop |
 German: der Graben |
 Danish: grøft |
 Greek: χαντάκι |
 Spanish: zanja, foso, cuneta |
 Estonian: kraav |
 Farsi: جوی؛ چال |
 Finnish: oja |
 French: fossé |
 Hebrew: תְעָלָה |
 Hindi: खाई, नाली |
 Croatian: jarak |
 Hungarian: (vizes)árok |
 Indonesian: parit |
 Icelandic: skurður |
 Italian: fosso |
 Japanese: みぞ |
 Korean: 수로, 배수구 |
 Lithuanian: griovys |
 Latvian: grāvis |
 Malay: parit |
 Dutch: sloot |
 Norwegian: grøft, veit |
 Polish: rów, kanał |
 Persian: جوی؛ چال |
 Pashto: لښتى، ګډى، ژوره، تشى ځاى |
 Portuguese: vala |
 Romanian: şanţ |
 Russian: канава |
 Slovak: priekopa |
 Slovenian: jarek |
 Serbian: jarak |
 Swedish: dike |
 Thai: คูน้ำ |
 Turkish: hendek |
 Taiwanese: 溝，渠 |
 Ukrainian: канава; рів |
 Urdu: کھائی، خندق |
 Vietnamese: mương rãnh |
 Chinese: 沟 |
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