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ditch
(dĭch)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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ditch
(dɪtʃ)n
1. (Physical Geography) a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker
2. (Physical Geography) any small, natural waterway
3. (Physical Geography) Irish a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream
4. (Bowls & Bowling) informal either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane
5. last ditch a last resort or place of last defence
vb
6. to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground)
7. (intr) to edge (something) with a ditch
8. informal to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances: he had to ditch the car.
9. (tr) slang to abandon or discard: to ditch a girlfriend.
10. (Aeronautics) informal to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency
11. (tr) slang US 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]
ˈditcher n
ˈditchless adj
Ditch
(dɪtʃ)n
(Placename) the Ditch an informal name for the Tasman Sea
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ditch
(dɪtʃ)n.
1. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, as for drainage or irrigation; trench.
2. any natural channel or waterway.
v.t. 3. to dig a ditch in or around.
4. to derail or drive into a ditch.
5. to crash-land on water and abandon (an aircraft).
6. Slang.
v.i. a. to get rid of.
b. to escape from.
7. to dig a ditch.
8. (of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land on water.
[before 900; Middle English dich, Old English dīc, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon dīk ditch, dike, Middle High German tīch, Old Norse dīki]
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ditch
Past participle: ditched
Gerund: ditching
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| Noun | 1. |  ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earthdrainage 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" |
| 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. |  ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" |
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ditch
noun
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.
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ditch
verbSlang. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
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Translations
zbavit sepříkopstrouha
grøftskrottedroppe
hylätälintsataoja
jaraknasipodbacitirov
ároksáncvizesárok
losa sig viîskurîur
捨てる溝
버리다수로
griovys
atstātgrāvispamest
jarekgrapa
dikegöra sig av med
คูน้ำทิ้ง
hendeksepetlemekbaşından atmak
bỏmương
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
to ditch a plane → hacer un amaraje forzoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ditch
[ˈdɪtʃ] vt
(= throw out) [+ object] → balancer
(= abandon) [+ plan, policy] → laisser tomber, abandonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ditch
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)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ditch
(ditʃ) noun 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.
verb to get rid of. The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ditch
→ خَنْدَق, يَتْرُكُ strouha, zbavit se grøft, skrotte abservieren, Graben ξεφορτώνομαι, χαντάκι cuneta, 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, кювет dike, göra sig av med คูน้ำ, ทิ้ง hendek, sepetlemek bỏ, mương 小沟, 抛弃Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009