A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.
VERB:
Inflected forms: ditched, ditch·ing, ditch·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in. 2. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow. 3a. To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road. b. To derail (a train). 4.Slanga. To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.b. To get away from (a person, especially a companion). c. To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.d. To skip (class or school). 5. To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To dig a ditch. 2. To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English dich, from Old English dc. See dhgw- in Appendix I.
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