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ditch

/ ditch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a long narrow excavation in the earth
Type of:
excavation hole in the ground
Kinds of:
drainage ditch irrigation ditch sunk fence ha-ha haw-haw
Derived:
trench
noun Sense 2
any small natural waterway
Type of:
waterway
Derived:
trench
verb Sense 3
crash or crash-land
"ditch a car"
"ditch a plane"
Type of:
crash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
make an emergency landing on water
Type of:
crash land
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
verb Sense 5
forsake
"ditch a lover"
Type of:
abandon forsake desolate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
cut a trench in, as for drainage
"ditch the land to drain it"
"trench the fields"
Type of:
excavate dig hollow
Derived:
trench trencher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
"The company dumped him after many years of service"
"She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
Type of:
get rid of remove
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
throw away
"Chuck these old notes"
Type of:
abandon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cant jargon slang
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
23
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excavation hole in the ground drainage ditch irrigation ditch sunk fence ha-ha haw-haw waterway crash crash land abandon forsake