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ALL meanings of ditch

ditch
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  • noun ditch A narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field. 1
  • 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
  • verb without object ditch to dig a ditch. 1
  • verb without object ditch (of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land in water and abandon the sinking aircraft. 1
  • verb without object ditch Slang. to be truant; play hooky. 1
  • noun ditch dyke, trench 1
  • transitive verb ditch throw sth away 1
  • transitive verb ditch business, idea: abandon 1
  • transitive verb ditch lover: leave 1
  • intransitive verb ditch aircraft: land on water 1
  • noun ditch Alternative form of deech. 0
  • noun ditch A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. 0
  • verb ditch Alternative form of deech. 0
  • verb ditch (Transitive Verb) To discard or abandon. 0
  • verb ditch (Intransitive Verb) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea. 0
  • verb ditch (Intransitive Verb) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey. 0
  • verb ditch (Intransitive Verb) To dig ditches. 0
  • verb ditch (Transitive Verb) To dig ditches around. 0
  • verb ditch (Transitive Verb) To throw into a ditch. 0
  • countable noun ditch A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. 0
  • verb ditch If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it. 0
  • verb ditch If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. 0
  • verb ditch If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing. 0
  • noun ditch a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker 0
  • noun ditch any small, natural waterway 0
  • noun ditch a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream 0
  • noun ditch either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane 0
  • verb ditch to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground) 0
  • verb ditch to edge (something) with a ditch 0
  • verb ditch to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances 0
  • verb ditch to abandon or discard 0
  • verb ditch to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency 0
  • verb ditch to evade 0
  • noun ditch a long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation 0
  • verb transitive ditch to border with a ditch 0
  • verb transitive ditch to make a ditch or ditches in 0
  • verb transitive ditch to cause (a car, wagon, etc.) to go into a ditch 0
  • verb transitive ditch to derail (a train) 0
  • verb transitive ditch to set (a disabled aircraft) down on water and abandon it 0
  • verb transitive ditch to get rid of 0
  • verb transitive ditch to get away from (an unwanted companion, etc.) 0
  • intransitive verb ditch to dig a ditch or ditches 0
  • intransitive verb ditch to ditch a disabled plane 0
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