ditch
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a long narrow excavation in the earth
- any small natural waterway
Verb (6)
- forsake“ditch a lover”
- throw away“Chuck these old notes”Synonyms: chuck
- 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”Synonyms: dump
- make an emergency landing on water
- crash or crash-land“ditch a car”“ditch a plane”
- cut a trench in, as for drainage“ditch the land to drain it”“trench the fields”Synonyms: trench
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land. [1913 Webster]
2.To surround with a ditch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3.To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side. [1913 Webster]
Ditch \Ditch\, v. i. To dig a ditch or ditches. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2.Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth. [1913 Webster]