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ditch
ditch D0298900 (dĭch)n. A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.v. ditched, ditch·ing, ditch·es v.tr.1. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.2. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.3. a. To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.b. To derail (a train).4. Slang a. To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.b. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).c. To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.d. To skip (class or school).5. To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.v.intr.1. To dig a ditch.2. To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.
[Middle English dich, from Old English dīc; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]ditch (dɪtʃ) n1. (Physical Geography) a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker2. (Physical Geography) any small, natural waterway3. (Physical Geography) Irish a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream4. (Bowls & Bowling) informal either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane5. last ditch a last resort or place of last defencevb6. to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground)7. (intr) to edge (something) with a ditch8. informal to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances: he had to ditch the car. 9. (tr) slang to abandon or discard: to ditch a girlfriend. 10. (Aeronautics) informal to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency11. (tr) slang US to evade: to ditch the police. [Old English dīc; related to Old Saxon dīk, Old Norse dīki, Middle High German tīch dyke, pond, Latin fīgere to stick, see dyke1] ˈditcher n ˈditchless adj
Ditch (dɪtʃ) n (Placename) the Ditch an informal name for the Tasman Seaditch (dɪtʃ)
n. 1. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, as for drainage or irrigation; trench. 2. any natural channel or waterway. v.t. 3. to dig a ditch in or around. 4. to derail or drive into a ditch. 5. to crash-land on water and abandon (an aircraft). 6. Slang. a. to get rid of. b. to escape from. v.i. 7. to dig a ditch. 8. (of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land on water. [before 900; Middle English dich, Old English dīc, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon dīk ditch, dike, Middle High German tīch, Old Norse dīki] ditch
Past participle: ditched
Gerund: ditching
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| I ditch | | you ditch | | he/she/it ditches | | we ditch | | you ditch | | they ditch |
| Preterite |
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| I ditched | | you ditched | | he/she/it ditched | | we ditched | | you ditched | | they ditched |
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| I am ditching | | you are ditching | | he/she/it is ditching | | we are ditching | | you are ditching | | they are ditching |
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| I have ditched | | you have ditched | | he/she/it has ditched | | we have ditched | | you have ditched | | they have ditched |
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| I was ditching | | you were ditching | | he/she/it was ditching | | we were ditching | | you were ditching | | they were ditching |
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| I had ditched | | you had ditched | | he/she/it had ditched | | we had ditched | | you had ditched | | they had ditched |
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| I will ditch | | you will ditch | | he/she/it will ditch | | we will ditch | | you will ditch | | they will ditch |
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| I will have ditched | | you will have ditched | | he/she/it will have ditched | | we will have ditched | | you will have ditched | | they will have ditched |
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| I will be ditching | | you will be ditching | | he/she/it will be ditching | | we will be ditching | | you will be ditching | | they will be ditching |
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| I have been ditching | | you have been ditching | | he/she/it has been ditching | | we have been ditching | | you have been ditching | | they have been ditching |
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| I will have been ditching | | you will have been ditching | | he/she/it will have been ditching | | we will have been ditching | | you will have been ditching | | they will have been ditching |
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| I had been ditching | | you had been ditching | | he/she/it had been ditching | | we had been ditching | | you had been ditching | | they had been ditching |
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| I would ditch | | you would ditch | | he/she/it would ditch | | we would ditch | | you would ditch | | they would ditch |
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| I would have ditched | | you would have ditched | | he/she/it would have ditched | | we would have ditched | | you would have ditched | | they would have ditched |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earthdrainage ditch - a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewageexcavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatingirrigation ditch - a ditch to supply dry land with water artificiallysunk fence, ha-ha, haw-haw - a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscapetrench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earthtrench - any long ditch cut in the ground | | 2. | ditch - any small natural waterwaywaterway - a navigable body of water | | Verb | 1. | ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover"desert, desolate, forsake, abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" | | 2. | ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes"chuckjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" | | 3. | ditch - 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"dumpget rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" | | 4. | ditch - make an emergency landing on waterair travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"crash land - make an emergency landing | | 5. | ditch - crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"crash - cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost" | | 6. |  ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"trenchhollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" |
ditchnoun1. channel, drain, trench, gutter, dyke, trough, furrow, gully, conduit, moat, watercourse The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch.verb1. (Slang) get rid of, dump (informal), scrap, bin (informal), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, dispose of, dispense with, jettison, cast off, throw out or overboard I decided to ditch the sofa bed.2. (Slang) leave, drop, abandon, desert, dump (informal), axe (informal), get rid of, bin (informal), chuck (informal), finish with, walk out on, forsake, jilt, give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E (slang) I can't bring myself to ditch him.ditchverbSlang. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).Translationsditch (ditʃ) noun a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc. He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch. 溝，渠 沟 verb to get rid of. The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away. 拋棄 抛弃ditch
ditch (someone)To leave, abandon, or purposefully lose someone. My little brother was being a real pest around me and my friends, so we decided to ditch him in the mall. I can't believe she ditched me to go hang out with her friends!See also: ditchditch (some place)To leave a place, especially one that is no longer of use or interest, generally in search of something better. Come on, let's ditch this place and go back to my house.See also: ditchditch (something)To throw away or abandon something. I was tired of carrying his bag for him, so I ditched it in a bush and went home. I had to ditch my car and walk into town after I ran out of gas.See also: ditchhurler on the ditchA person who offers unsolicited criticism or advice about something in which they are not an active participant. Taken from the sport of hurling, a player of which is a hurler. Primarily heard in Ireland. All these people condemning the political process from social media, many of whom I'm sure don't vote, are just hurlers on the ditch in my opinion.See also: ditch, onkeep it between the ditches1. To drive safely; to stay on the road. (Usually said imperatively.) Whoa there, son. I know you're only just learning, but try to keep it between the ditches!2. To behave properly or appropriately; to stay out of trouble or harm's way; keep to the straight and narrow. (Often said imperatively.) Okay, Bob, I'll see you after you're back from your trip. Keep it between the ditches now, you hear?See also: between, ditch, keeplast-ditch attemptA final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch attempt to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill.See also: attemptthe ox is in the ditchThe situation is dire and requires urgent and undivided attention to resolve it. Taken from the Bible (Luke 14), in which Jesus demonstrates to the Pharisees that some emergencies must be dealt with immediately, even if it means breaking the sabbath to do so. I was always taught to keep Sunday as a holy day, but you know as well as I do that if the ox is in the ditch, then you need to do what you can to make things right, no matter what day of the week it is! With our engine shot, stranded out on this desert highway, it seemed pretty clear to me that the ox was in the ditch.See also: ditch, oxox-in-the-ditchOf or relating to a situation that is dire and requires urgent and undivided attention to resolve it. Taken from the Bible (Luke 14), in which Jesus demonstrates to the Pharisees that some emergencies must be dealt with immediately, even if it means breaking the Sabbath to do so. I was going to miss the biggest meeting of the year, but my daughter's sickness was an ox-in-the-ditch situation.last-ditch effortA final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch effort in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill meant to plug the debt ceiling for another year.See also: effortlast-ditchFinal, usually drastic or risky, with failure as the only alternative. The home team is mounting one last-ditch attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill.die in the last ditchTo die after fighting valiantly until the end. None of our troops will desert us—they're loyal and willing to die in the last ditch.See also: die, ditch, last*dull as dishwater and *dull as ditch water very uninteresting. (*Also: as ~.) I'm not surprised that he can't find a partner. He's as dull as dishwater. Mr. Black's speech was as dull as dishwater.See also: dishwater, dull*last-ditch effortFig. a final effort; the last possible attempt. (*Typically: be ~; have ~; make ~.) I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.See also: effortdull as dishwaterBoring, tedious, as in That lecture was dull as dishwater. The original simile, dull as ditchwater, dating from the 1700s, alluded to the muddy water in roadside ditches. In the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation, it became dishwater, that is, the dingy, grayish water in which dirty dishes had soaked. See also: dishwater, dulllast-ditch effortA desperate final attempt, as in We're making a last-ditch effort to finish on time. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, "the last line of defense." Its figurative use dates from the early 1800s. See also: effortlast-ditch COMMON A last-ditch attempt or effort to do something is a final desperate try when everything else has failed. The President has been making a last-ditch attempt to prevent the rebels taking over the city. She gave up all claim on their house and his wealth in a last-ditch attempt to get him back. Note: In this expression, `ditch' means a trench (= long hole in the ground) which has been dug in order to defend a military position. The expression refers to soldiers who are prepared to die in a final effort to defend the position rather than surrender. die in the last ditch die desperately defending something; die fighting to the last extremity. This expression comes from a remark attributed to King William III ( 1650–1702 ). Asked whether he did not see that his country was lost, he is said to have responded: ‘There is one way never to see it lost, and that is to die in the last ditch’. Last-ditch is often used as an adjective meaning ‘desperately resisting to the end’.See also: die, ditch, lastdull as dishwater (or ditchwater) extremely dull.See also: dishwater, dulla ˌlast-ditch ˈstand/atˈtempt/ˈeffort a final attempt to avoid defeat: They are making a last-ditch stand to save the company. ♢ This is a last-ditch attempt to stop the strike. Ditch in this idiom refers to a long channel built to defend an area against attack.See also: attempt, effort, standdull as dishwater verbSee as dull as dishwaterSee also: dishwater, dullditch1. tv. to dispose of someone or something; to abandon someone or something. The crooks ditched the car and continued on foot. 2. tv. & in. to skip or evade someone or something. Pete ditched class today. dull as dishwaterFlat, boring. This expression began life in the eighteenth century as dull as ditchwater, alluding to the muddy color of the water in roadside gullies. “He’d be sharper than a serpent’s tooth, if he wasn’t as dull as ditchwater,” says Dickens’s Fanny Cleaver (Oliver Twist). This version survived on both sides of the Atlantic well into the twentieth century. Either through careless pronunciation or through similar analogy it occasionally became dishwater—water in which dishes had been washed and which consequently was dingy and grayish.See also: dishwater, dulllast-ditch defense/effortA desperate final measure. In military terminology of the seventeenth century the “last ditch” was the ultimate line of defense. By the eighteenth century the term was being used figuratively, as in Thomas Jefferson’s description, “A government driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty.” See also: defense, effortditch
ditch1. a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker 2. any small, natural waterway 3. Irish a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream 4. Informal either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane ditch[dich] (civil engineering) A small artificial channel cut through earth or rock to carry water for irrigation or drainage. A long narrow cut made in the earth to bury pipeline, cable, or similar installations. (petroleum engineering) On a drilling rig, a mudflow trench leading from the conductor-pipe outlet. ditch
Synonyms for ditchnoun channelSynonyms- channel
- drain
- trench
- gutter
- dyke
- trough
- furrow
- gully
- conduit
- moat
- watercourse
verb get rid ofSynonyms- get rid of
- dump
- scrap
- bin
- junk
- chuck
- discard
- dispose of
- dispense with
- jettison
- cast off
- throw out or overboard
verb leaveSynonyms- leave
- drop
- abandon
- desert
- dump
- axe
- get rid of
- bin
- chuck
- finish with
- walk out on
- forsake
- jilt
- give someone the push
- give someone the elbow
- give someone the big E
Synonyms for ditchverb to let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for exampleSynonyms- discard
- dispose of
- dump
- junk
- scrap
- throw away
- throw out
- chuck
- jettison
- shuck
Synonyms for ditchnoun a long narrow excavation in the earthRelated Words- drainage ditch
- excavation
- irrigation ditch
- sunk fence
- ha-ha
- haw-haw
- trench
noun any small natural waterwayRelated Wordsverb forsakeRelated Words- desert
- desolate
- forsake
- abandon
verb throw awaySynonymsRelated Words- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
- abandon
verb sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsiblySynonymsRelated Wordsverb make an emergency landing on waterRelated Words- air travel
- aviation
- air
- crash land
verb crash or crash-landRelated Wordsverb cut a trench in, as for drainageSynonymsRelated Words |