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    ditching
    /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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  2. 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.

  3. 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 ]

  4. Learn the noun and verb meanings of ditch, a word that can refer to a long narrow excavation, a forced landing of an airplane, or a way of leaving someone or something. See synonyms, examples, and word history of ditch.

  5. Ditching can mean digging a trench, getting rid of something, or crashing-landing in water. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and translations of ditching from various sources.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.