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ditch- (noun)
- A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.
- (verb)
- To discard or abandon.
- Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
- To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.
- When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
- To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
- The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
- To dig ditches.
- Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
- To dig ditches around.
- The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.