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Ditch
/dɪtʃ/
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
📖 Definitions of "Ditch"
- 1
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
"Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor."
- 1
To discard or abandon.
"Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire."
- 2
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
"When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores."
- 3
To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
"The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine."
- 4
To dig ditches.
"Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching."
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