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Meaning of 'ditch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ditch [ n.]
- 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.
- Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
2 . Ditch [ v. i.]
- To dig a ditch or ditches.
3 . Ditch [ v. t.]
- To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
- To surround with a ditch.
- To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.

Meaning of 'ditch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ditch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- throw away
Example in sentence:
  • Chuck these old notes
Meaning (2):
- crash or crash-land
Example in sentence:
  • ditch a car;
  • ditch a plane
Meaning (3):
- forsake
Example in sentence:
  • ditch a lover
Meaning (4):
- cut a trench in, as for drainage
Example in sentence:
  • ditch the land to drain it;
  • trench the fields
Meaning (5):
- sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
Example in sentence:
  • She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man;
  • The company dumped him after many years of service

Nearby Words:

dit ditation ditched ditcher ditches ditching dite diterebene dithecal dithecous

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