[dɪtʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water
(e.g: their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dyke

[dɪtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with a ditch or ditches
(e.g: he was praised for ditching the coastal areas)

- get rid of or give up
(e.g: plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry)

- bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency
(e.g: he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dyke