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ditch
- pronunciation:
- dIch
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long narrow trench that provides a waterway for drainage or irrigation or a receptacle for something to be buried in, such as sewer pipes or electric power lines.
They dug a ditch in our backyard to put in the new sewer pipe.The truck roared past so closely that the bicyclist fell into the ditch by the side of the road.- similar words:
- gully
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| definition 2: |
a crash landing by an airplane on water.
The successful ditch of the airplane on the river was hailed as a miracle. |
| related words: |
canal, pit |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ditched, ditches, ditching |
| definition 1: |
to dig a trench in or around.
We'll have to ditch the area along the road. |
| definition 2: |
to crash-land and abandon (an aircraft) on water.
The pilot had to ditch his plane when he ran out of fuel. |
| definition 3: |
to drive (a vehicle) off the tracks or the road, as into a ditch.
He ditched the stolen car and went off on foot. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) to reject or abandon (someone).
He took her to the dance, but later he ditched her.- similar words:
- dump, jilt
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| related words: |
chuck, drop, rut, scuttle, skip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a crash landing on water.
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