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| ditch [ dich ] |
noun (plural ditch·es) |
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1. narrow channel: a long narrow channel dug in the ground, usually used for drainage or irrigation but sometimes used as a boundary marker
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2. U.K. small brook: a small natural stream or brook
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verb (past and past participle ditched, present participle ditch·ing, 3rd person present singular ditch·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb dig ditches: to enclose, drain, or irrigate an area with ditches
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make emergency landing on water: to land, or make an aircraft land, on water in an emergency
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informal
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3. transitive verb abandon something or somebody: to abandon something or somebody as no longer wanted, liked, or needed
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slang
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| [ Old English dīc< Germanic, "hole and mound produced by digging"] |
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  ditch·er noun |
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