[syn: trench, ditch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ditch \Ditch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ditching.]
1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or
ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
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2. To surround with a ditch. --Shak.
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3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and
turned on its side.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ditch \Ditch\, v. i.
To dig a ditch or ditches. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ditch \Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. Ditches. [OE. dich, orig. the
same word as dik. See Dike.]
1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a
trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing
inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or
fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat
or a fosse.
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2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of
the earth.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ditch
n 1: a long narrow excavation in the earth
2: any small natural waterway
v 1: forsake; "ditch a lover"
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch]
3: 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" [syn: dump, ditch]
4: make an emergency landing on water
5: crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
6: cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain
it"; "trench the fields" [syn: trench, ditch]