ditch
11ditch — [[t]dɪ̱tʃ[/t]] ditches, ditching, ditched 1) N COUNT A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. 2) VERB If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it,… …
12ditch — n. & v. n. 1 a long narrow excavated channel esp. for drainage or to mark a boundary. 2 a watercourse, stream, etc. v. 1 intr. make or repair ditches (hedging and ditching). 2 tr. provide with ditches; drain. 3 tr. sl. leave in the lurch; abandon …
13ditch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike Date: before 12th century a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage) II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb …
14ditch — bow·ditch; ditch; ditch·er; ditch·less; ditch·man; …
15ditch — v. 1) to dig a ditch 2) a deep; shallow ditch * * * [dɪtʃ] shallow ditch a deep to dig a ditch …
16ditch — I UK [dɪtʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms ditch : singular ditch plural ditches a long narrow hole dug along the side of a road or field, usually so that water can run into it II UK [dɪtʃ] / US verb Word forms ditch : present tense… …
17ditch — [[t]dɪtʃ[/t]] n. 1) a long, narrow excavation in the ground, as for drainage or irrigation; trench 2) any natural channel or waterway 3) to dig a ditch in or around 4) rai to derail or drive into a ditch 5) aer. to crash land on water and abandon …
18ditch — ditchless, adj. /dich/, n. 1. a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. 2. any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway. v.t. 3. to dig a ditch or ditches in or around. 4 …
19Ditch — This unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname denoting residence by a ditch or dike, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century dic , dike, ditch. The plural form represents the survival of the Olde English… …
20ditch — ditch1 [dıtʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: dic] a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water →↑last ditch ditch 2 ditch2 v 1.) [T] informal to stop having something because you no longer want it ▪ The… …
