1. A long narrow excavation in the earth 
2. Any small natural waterway

1. Forsake
   "ditch a lover" 
2. Throw away
   - chuck 
3. Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   - dump 
4. Make an emergency landing on water 
5. Crash or crash-land
   "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane" 
6. Cut a trench in, as for drainage
   "ditch the land to drain it"
   - trench

Derived forms: ditches, ditching, ditched

Type of: abandon, crash, crash land, desert, desolate, dig, excavate, excavation, forsake, get rid of, hollow, remove, waterway

Encyclopedia: Ditch

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