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- Dictionaryditching/ˈdɪtʃɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the construction or repair of ditches: "they would have to pay for hedging and ditching"
- 2. the action of getting rid of or giving up something: informal "the ditching of the show isn't a massive surprise"
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to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted: The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery. Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Removing and getting rid of things. abandonment. banish.
to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted: The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery. Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. ditch verb (AIRCRAFT) [ I or T ]
1. a. : to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1) The pasture was hedged and ditched. b. : to dig a ditch in. 2. aviation : to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water. successfully ditched the plane. 3. a. : to get rid of : discard. ditch an old car. had to ditch their plan. b.
to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted: The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery. Did you know that Sarah ditched (= ended her relationship with) her boyfriend last week? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Removing and getting rid of things. abandonment. banish.
1. To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in. 2. To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow. 3. a. To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road. b. To derail (a train). 4. Slang. a. To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture. b. To get away from (a person, especially a companion). c.
noun. a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench. any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway. verb (used with object) to dig a ditch or ditches in or around. to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.
A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. Synonyms: channel, drain, trench, gutter More Synonyms of ditch. 2. verb. If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it.
