ditchnoun [ C ]
uk/dɪtʃ/us/dɪtʃ/a long, narrow open hole that is dug into the ground, usually at the side of a road or field, used especially for supplying or removing water or for dividing land
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Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- cutting
- dam
- dam sth up
- dike
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- spillway
- subway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- trench
- tunnel
- underpass
ditchverb
uk/dɪtʃ/us/dɪtʃ/ditch verb (GET RID OF)
[ T ] informal to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted:
The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery.
Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week?
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Removing and getting rid of things
- abandon
- banish
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- bin
- cast sb/sth aside/away/off
- flay
- fling sth/sb out
- flush sth out
- fly-tipping
- free sb from/of sth
- junk
- pension
- scrap
- shuffle
- throw sth away/out
- throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
- toss sth aside
- toss sth out
- turf sth out
- weed
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ditch verb (AIRCRAFT)
[ I or T ] to land an aircraft in water in an emergency
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Air travel: aviation
- aerial
- aero-
- Air Miles
- air-dash
- airlift
- airspeed
- baggage allowance
- bail
- bank
- bomber
- buzz
- crash-land
- FAA
- flight
- flight simulator
- fly
- lane
- slipstream
- throttle
- throttle (sth) back/down
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