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Ditch

dɪtʃ

Ditch definitions
noun
ditch ditches
  1. a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water

    "their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch"

    • the Tasman Sea, which separates Australia from New Zealand

      "it's 10 p.m. for me in Australia and midnight for my friends across the ditch in New Zealand"

verb
ditch ditched ditches ditching
  1. provide with a ditch or ditches

    "he was praised for ditching the coastal areas"

    dig a ditch in provide with ditches trench excavate drain
    • make or repair ditches

      "we ditched around our tents"

  2. get rid of or give up

    "plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry"

    throw out throw away discard get rid of dispose of do away with shed
    • end a relationship with (someone) peremptorily

      "she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner"

    • play truant from (school)

      "maybe she could ditch school and run away"

  3. bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency

    "he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean"

    • (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water

      "the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast"

    • derail (a train)