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Ditching

/ˈdɪtʃɪŋ/

To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

📖 Definitions of "Ditching"

verb
  1. 1

    To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

verb
  1. 1

    To discard or abandon.

    "Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire."

  2. 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. 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. 4

    To dig ditches.

    "Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching."

noun
  1. 1

    A deliberate crash landing on the sea.

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