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The definition of a ditch is a long narrow trench or hole dug into the ground.
(noun)An example of ditch is digging a moat around a castle.
Ditch is defined as to lose someone or something on purpose.
(verb)An example of ditch is leaving unwanted stinky shoes on a bus.
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See ditch in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation
Origin: ME dich < OE dic, a ditch, drain: see dike
transitive verb
- to border with a ditch
- to make a ditch or ditches in
- ☆
- to cause (a car, wagon, etc.) to go into a ditch
- to derail (a train)
- to set (a disabled aircraft) down on water and abandon it
- ☆ Slang
- to get rid of
- to get away from (an unwanted companion, etc.)
intransitive verb
- to dig a ditch or ditches
- to ditch a disabled plane
See ditch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
verb ditched, ditch·ing, ditch·es verb, transitive- To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
- To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.
- a. To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.b. To derail (a train).
- Slang a. To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.b. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).c. To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.d. To skip (class or school).
- To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.
- To dig a ditch.
- To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English dich
Origin: , from Old English dīc; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots
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