ditch
A ditch is a long trench or pit dug into the ground. If your lawns are always soggy, build a drainage ditch for the excess water to flow into.
A ditch can be a man-made trench, usually long and narrow, dug into the earth, or a natural ditch made by flowing water. Originally used for farming, we now use ditch for any pit in the ground. Ditch can also be a verb meaning to toss something or forsake it. You can ditch a plan that's going wrong, or a boyfriend who is misbehaving. If you make an emergency crash landing, you ditch your plane.
Definitions of ditch
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a long narrow excavation in the earth
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drainage ditch
a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage
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irrigation ditch
a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially
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ha-ha, haw-haw, sunk fence
a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
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trench
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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trench
any long ditch cut in the ground
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approach trench, communication trench
a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position
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fire trench
a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire
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furrow
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
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fosse, moat
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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slit trench
narrow trench for shelter in battle
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excavation
a hole in the ground made by excavating
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any small natural waterway
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waterway
a navigable body of water
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waterway
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cut a trench in, as for drainage
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crash or crash-land
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make an emergency landing on water
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crash land
make an emergency landing
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crash land
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forsake
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throw away
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sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
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synonyms:
dump
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get rid of, remove
dispose of
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get rid of, remove
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