ditch
21ditch — /dɪtʃ / (say dich) noun 1. a long, narrow hollow made in the earth by digging, as one for draining or irrigating land; a trench. 2. any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway. 3. the border of a bowling green. 4. Colloquial the… …
22ditch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. channel, trench, gully, canal, moat, watercourse. See furrow. v. t., slang, cast off. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trench, canal, moat, furrow; see channel 1 , trench . v. 1. [To make a …
23ditch — ditch1 [ dıtʃ ] noun count a long narrow hole dug along the side of a road or field, usually so that water can run into it ditch ditch 2 [ dıtʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if an aircraft ditches, or if the pilot ditches it, it comes… …
24ditch — [OE] Like its close relative dyke [13], ditch probably comes ultimately from a long lost language once spoken on the shores of the Baltic. Its source word seems to have represented an all embracing notion of ‘excavation’, including not just the… …
25ditch — 1. noun she rescued a cat from the ditch Syn: trench, trough, channel, dike, drain, gutter, gully, watercourse, conduit; Archaeology fosse 2. verb 1) they started ditching the coastal areas Syn: dig a ditch in, trench …
26ditch — [OE] Like its close relative dyke [13], ditch probably comes ultimately from a long lost language once spoken on the shores of the Baltic. Its source word seems to have represented an all embracing notion of ‘excavation’, including not just the… …
27ditch — See: LAST DITCH …
28ditch — See: LAST DITCH …
29ditch — 1. noun /dɪtʃ/ A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor. 2. verb /dɪtʃ/ a) To …
30ditch — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abri, abysm, abyss, adit, alight, approach trench, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear trap dam, beaver dam, beg, boom, box canyon, breach, break, breakwater …
