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

Noun

a narrow channel dug in the earth for drainage or irrigation

Verb

Slang to abandon or discard: she ditched her boyfriend last month [Old English dīc]

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 1. channel, drain, trench, dyke, furrow, gully, moat, watercourse

verb 2. (Slang) get rid of, dump (informal) scrap, discard, dispose of, dispense with, jettison, throw out or overboard

verb 3. (Slang) leave, drop, abandon, dump (informal) axe (informal) get rid of, bin (informal) chuck (informal) forsake, jilt

Translations

ditch [dɪtʃ] n → zanja (= irrigation ditch); acequia

vt (col) → deshacerse de

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ditch [dɪtʃ] n → fossé m;

(for irrigation) → rigole f

vt (inf) → abandonner [+ person]; plaquer

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ditch [dɪtʃ] n → Graben m

vt (inf) (partner) → sitzen lassen;

(000) (plan) → sausen lassen;

(000) (car etc) → loswerden

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ditch [dɪtʃ] n → fossa

vt (col) → piantare in asso

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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 도랑, 물길 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, 끝내다 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