| Definitions of 'ditch' |
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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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| Definitions of 'ditch' |
Webster 1913 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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