ditch

ditch  (dch)

n.

A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.

v. ditched, ditch·ing, ditch·es

v.tr.

1. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.

2. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

3.

a. To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.

b. To derail (a train).

4. Slang

a. To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.

b. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).

c. To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.

d. To skip (class or school).

5. To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.

v.intr.

1. To dig a ditch.

2. To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

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[Middle English dich, from Old English dc; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ditch [dɪtʃ]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) any small, natural waterway

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Irish a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) Informal either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane

last ditch a last resort or place of last defence.

vb

1. to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground)

2. (intr) to edge with a ditch

3. Slang to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances he had to ditch the car

4. (tr) Slang to abandon or discard to ditch a girlfriend

5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Slang to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency

6. (tr) US slang to evade to ditch the police

[Old English dīc; related to Old Saxon dīk, Old Norse dīki, Middle High German tīch dyke, pond, Latin fīgere to stick, see dyke¹]

ditcher  n

ditchless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earth drainage ditch - a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating irrigation ditch - a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially sunk fence, ha-ha, haw-haw - a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape trench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth trench - any long ditch cut in the ground
	2.	ditch - any small natural waterway waterway - a navigable body of water
Verb	1.	ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover" desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
	2.	ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" chuck jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
	3.	ditch - sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man" dump get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
	4.	ditch - make an emergency landing on water air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" crash land - make an emergency landing
	5.	ditch - crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane" crash - cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost"
	6.	ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" trench hollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

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ditch

noun

channel, drain, trench, gutter, dyke, trough, furrow, gully, conduit, moat, watercourse The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch.

verb

1. (Slang) get rid of, dump (informal), scrap, bin (informal), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, dispose of, dispense with, jettison, cast off, throw out or overboard I decided to ditch the sofa bed.

2. (Slang) leave, drop, abandon, desert, dump (informal), axe (informal), get rid of, bin (informal), chuck (informal), finish with, walk out on, forsake, jilt, give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E (slang) I can't bring myself to ditch him.

Translations

ditch [dɪtʃ]

A. N (gen) → zanja f; (at roadside) → cuneta f; (= irrigation channel) → acequia f; (as defence) → foso m

B. VT (= get rid of) [+ car] → deshacerse de; [+ person] → dejar plantado
to ditch a plane → hacer un amaraje forzoso

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ditch [ˈdɪtʃ]

n → fossé m
see also last-ditch drainage ditch, irrigation ditch

vt

(= throw out) [+ object] → balancer >

(= abandon) [+ plan, policy] → laisser tomber, abandonner

[+ boyfriend, girlfriend] → plaquer >
She's just ditched her boyfriend → Elle vient de plaquer son copain.

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ditch

n

→ Graben m

(Aviat inf) → Bach m (sl)

vt (inf: = get rid of) person → abhängen (inf); employee, boyfriend → abservieren (inf); plan, project → baden gehen lassen (inf); car → stehen lassen; old manuscript, unwanted object → wegschmeißen (inf); to ditch a plane → eine Maschine im Bach landen (sl)

vi (Aviat inf) → in den Bach gehen

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ditch [dɪtʃ]

1. n → fosso; (irrigation channel) → fosso or canale m d'irrigazione

2. vt (fam) (get rid of, car) → abbandonare, mollare; (person) → piantare

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ditch [dɪtʃ]

1. n → fosso; (irrigation channel) → fosso or canale m d'irrigazione

2. vt (fam) (get rid of, car) → abbandonare, mollare; (person) → piantare

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ditch

n ditch [ditʃ]

a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch. sloot, voor, grag خَنْدَق канавка příkop grøft der Graben χαντάκι zanja, foso, cuneta kraav جوی؛ چال oja fossé תְעָלָה खाई, नाली jarak (vizes)árok parit skurður fosso みぞ 수로, 배수구 griovys grāvis parit sloot grøft, veit rów, kanał vala şanţ канава priekopa jarek jarak dike คูน้ำ hendek 溝 канава; рів کھائی، خندق mương rãnh 沟

v

to get rid of The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away. laat staan, los, verlaat يَتَخَلَّص مِن изоставям zbavit se droppe im Stich lassen εγκαταλείπω, ξεφορτώνομαι abandonar maha jätma رها کردن؛ ول کردن hylätä abandonner לַעֲזוֹב निजात पाना riješiti se megszabadul (vkitől, vmitől) membuang losa sig við abbandonare 捨てる 버리다 palikti, pamesti pamest; atstāt meninggalkan achterlaten kassere, kaste fra seg, droppe porzucić abandonar a se descotorosi (de) бросать zbaviť sa znebiti se napustiti överge, göra sig av med ทิ้ง başından atmak 拋棄 скидати в канаву چھٹکارا پانا bỏ lại 抛弃

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ditch → مَصْرَف, يَحفُر خندقاً pustit k vodě, stoka grøft, skrotte abservieren, Graben ξεφορτώνομαι, χαντάκι desechar, zanja hylätä, oja abandonner, fossé jarak, odbaciti disfarsi, fosso 捨てる, 溝 버리다, 수로 afdanken, sloot grøft, kvitte (seg) med rów, zarzucić fosso, livrar-se de выбрасывать, канава dike, göra sig av med คูน้ำ, ทิ้ง hendek, sepetlemek bỏ, mương 小沟, 抛弃