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ditch definition

ditch (dic̸h)

noun

a long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation

Etymology: ME dich < OE dic, a ditch, drain: see dike

transitive verb

  1. to border with a ditch
  2. to make a ditch or ditches in
  3. ☆
    1. to cause (a car, wagon, etc.) to go into a ditch
    2. to derail (a train)
  4. to set (a disabled aircraft) down on water and abandon it
  5. ☆ Slang
    1. to get rid of
    2. to get away from (an unwanted companion, etc.)

intransitive verb

  1. to dig a ditch or ditches
  2. to ditch a disabled plane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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