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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ditch /dɪtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a long, narrow channel dug in the ground, such as for drainage or irrigation;
trench.
v. - Aeronauticsto crash-land on water and abandon (an aircraft): [~ + object]The pilot ditched the plane and climbed out on his raft.[no object]"We'll have to ditch!'' yelled the co-pilot.
- Slang Terms[~ + object]
- to get rid of;
abandon:The robbers ditched the getaway car. - to leave or stop seeing (someone):He ditched her before he could get too involved.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ditch (dich),USA pronunciation n. - a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land;
trench. - any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway.
v.t. - to dig a ditch or ditches in or around.
- Rail Transportto derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.
- Aeronauticsto crash-land on water and abandon (an airplane).
- Slang Terms
- to get rid of:I ditched that old hat of yours.
- to escape from:He ditched the cops by driving down an alley.
- to absent oneself from (school or a class) without permission or an acceptable reason.
v.i. - to dig a ditch.
- Aeronautics(of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land in water and abandon the sinking aircraft.
- Slang Termsto be truant;
play hooky.
- bef. 900; 1940–45 for def. 5, 1885–90 for def. 6, 1955–60 for def. 9; Middle English dich, Old English dīc; cognate with German Teich. See dike1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ditch /dɪtʃ/ n - a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker
vb - to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground)
- (intransitive) to edge with a ditch
- slang to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances: he had to ditch the car
- (transitive) slang to abandon or discard
- slang to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency
- (transitive) US slang to evade
Etymology: Old English dīc; related to Old Saxon dīk, Old Norse dīki, Middle High German tīch dyke, pond, Latin fīgere to stick, see dyke1ˈditcher n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Ditch /dɪtʃ/ n NZ - the Ditch ⇒ an informal name for the Tasman Sea
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