ditch
[noun]
Synonyms:
- channel, drain, dyke, furrow, gully, moat, trench, watercourse
[verb]
Synonyms:
- get rid of, abandon, discard, dispose of, drop, dump (informal), jettison, scrap, throw out or overboard

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I. ditch¹ /dɪtʃ/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: dic]
a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water
⇒ last-ditch

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II. ditch² verb

1. [transitive] informal to stop having something because you no longer want it:
The government has ditched plans to privatise the prison.

2. [transitive] informal to end a romantic relationship with someone:
Meg and Neil were due to marry, but she ditched him.

3. [transitive] American English spoken informal to not go to school, a class etc when you should Synonym : skip British English:
Did you ditch class today?

4. [transitive] American English spoken informal to leave someone you are with in a place without telling them you are going

5. [intransitive and transitive] to land an aircraft in a controlled crash into water:
Two balloonists had to ditch during the race.

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ditch
noun
ADJ. deep, wide | shallow, small | open The drainage system consisted of a few open ditches to facilitate run-off.
muddy | drainage, irrigation | roadside
VERB + DITCH dig
DITCH + VERB run The ditch ran parallel to the road.
surround sth His lettuce garden was surrounded by a deep ditch.
PREP. in/into a ~ I tripped and fell into a muddy ditch.

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ditch

deep/shallow
The car had become stuck in a deep ditch.
a drainage ditch (=for water to drain away into)
They were digging a drainage ditch.
an irrigation ditch (=taking water to fields, crops etc)
The fields were separated by irrigation ditches.
an open ditch (=not covered)
The horse had to jump over an open ditch.
a roadside ditch (=along the edge of a road)
His clothes were found in a roadside ditch.
dig a ditch
Ditches were dug to prevent the river from flooding.
a ditch runs along/down etc something
A muddy ditch ran along the side of the field.

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ditch
dɪtʃ
See: last ditch

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