Transcription
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- [dich]
- /dɪtʃ/
- /dɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dich]
- /dɪtʃ/
Definitions of ditch word
- noun ditch a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. 1
- noun ditch any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway. 1
- verb with object ditch to dig a ditch or ditches in or around. 1
- verb with object ditch to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch. 1
- verb with object ditch to crash-land on water and abandon (an airplane). 1
- verb with object ditch Slang. to get rid of: I ditched that old hat of yours. to escape from: He ditched the cops by driving down an alley. to absent oneself from (school or a class) without permission or an acceptable reason. 1
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Origin of ditch
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1940-45 for def 5, 1885-90 for def 6, 1955-60 for def 9; Middle English dich, Old English dīc; cognate with German Teich. See dike1
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Parts of speech for Ditch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ditch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ditch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ditch
verb ditch
- junk — narcotics, especially heroin.
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- dispose of — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- scrap — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
noun ditch
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- trench — Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- dike — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- waterway — a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.
Antonyms for ditch
verb ditch
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- retain — to keep possession of.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
noun ditch
- ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
- tonne — metric ton.
- million — a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- tons — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
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