ditch has definitions from the fields of nautical,geography,transportation
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[ noun ] a long narrow excavation in the earth

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

Noticing Russell 's horse in_front_of the long log building , he assumed his friend had slipped inside and would be able to put_up a good fight , so he began working his way down the ditch to join him .

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[ verb ] crash or crash-land

Examples

"ditch a car" "ditch a plane"

Related terms

crash

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[ verb ] sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

Synonyms

dump

Examples

"The company dumped him after many years of service" "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"

Related terms

get_rid_of

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[ verb ] (transportation) make an emergency landing on water

Related terms

crash_land air_travel

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[ verb ] throw away (slang)

Synonyms

chuck

Examples

"Chuck these old notes"

Related terms

abandon cant

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[ verb ] forsake

Examples

"ditch a lover"

Related terms

abandon

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[ verb ] cut a trench in, as for drainage

Synonyms

trench

Examples

"ditch the land to drain it" "trench the fields"

Related terms

excavate trencher

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17382
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[ noun ] (nautical,geography) any small natural waterway

Related terms

waterway trench

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