English dictionary

ditch

/d/I//tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a long narrow excavation in the earth

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
any small natural waterway

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.

noun

Source: webster1913

forsake

verb.possession

Examples
Ditch a lover.

Source: WordNet 3.0
throw away

verb.possession

Synonyms chuck

Source: WordNet 3.0
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

verb.possession

Synonyms dump

Source: WordNet 3.0
make an emergency landing on water

verb.motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
crash or crash-land

verb.contact

Examples
Ditch a car.

Ditch a plane.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cut a trench in, as for drainage

verb.contact

Examples
Ditch the land to drain it.

Synonyms trench

Source: WordNet 3.0
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.

verb

Source: webster1913
To dig a ditch or ditches.

verb

Source: webster1913