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ditch

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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ditchditch - 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
Verb1.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"
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"
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.ditchditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
hollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

ditch
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] nzanja (= irrigation ditch); acequia
vt (col) → deshacerse de

ditch [dɪtʃ] nfossé m;
(for irrigation) → rigole f
vt (inf) → abandonner [+ person]; plaquer

ditch [dɪtʃ] nGraben m
vt (inf) (partner) → sitzen lassen;
(000) (plan) → sausen lassen;
(000) (car etc) → loswerden

ditch [dɪtʃ] nfossa
vt (col) → piantare in asso

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 канава; рів کھائی، خندق mương rãnh
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


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They had hardly been walking an hour when they saw before them a great ditch that crossed the road and divided the forest as far as they could see on either side.
The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
A young Prince was riding one day through a meadow that stretched for miles in front of him, when he came to a deep open ditch.
 
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