ditch
noun
1. a long narrow excavation in the earth
Definition categories: man–made, excavation
2. any small natural waterway
Definition categories: object, waterway
Sentences with ditch as a noun:
- Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
verb
1. forsake
- ditch a lover
Definition categories: possession, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake
2. throw away
Similar word(s): chuck
Definition categories: possession, abandon
3. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
Similar word(s): dump
Definition categories: possession, remove
4. make an emergency landing on water
Definition categories: motion
5. crash or crash-land
- ditch a car
- ditch a plane
Definition categories: contact, crash
6. cut a trench in, as for drainage
- ditch the land to drain it
Similar word(s): trench
Definition categories: contact, dig, excavate, hollow
Sentences with ditch as a verb:
- Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
- When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
- The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
- Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
- The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
- The engine was ditched and turned on its side.