ditch
IPA: dˈɪtʃ
noun
- A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- (Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
- Alternative form of deech [(UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.]
verb
- (transitive) To discard or abandon.
- (transitive, intransitive, aviation) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
- (transitive, intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
- (intransitive) To dig ditches.
- (transitive) To dig ditches around.
- (transitive) To throw into a ditch.
- Alternative form of deech [(transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.]
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Examples of "ditch" in Sentences
- The car swerved off the road and landed in a ditch on the side of the highway
- We decided to ditch our original plans and go see a movie instead
- The hikers found themselves lost in the woods, surrounded by ditches and dense vegetation
- She felt a sinking feeling in her stomach as he told her he wanted to ditch their relationship
- The farmer dug a ditch to help drain excess water from his crops during the rainy season
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