ditch
/dɪtʃ/
noun
- A long, narrow channel dug in the ground, typically for drainage or irrigation.
- Water from the rain flowed into the ditch along the side of the road.
- The farmer dug a ditch to carry water to the dry fields.
- We had to jump over a muddy ditch to reach the hiking trail.
verb
- To get rid of or abandon something or someone.
- He decided to ditch his old phone and buy a new one.
- She ditched her friends at the mall to go meet someone else.
- They ditched the plan when it started to rain.
- To dig a ditch or provide with ditches.
- The crew ditched the field to improve drainage.
- The land was ditched to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
- They spent the afternoon ditching the perimeter of the property.
- To make a forced landing of an aircraft on water.
- They practiced emergency procedures for ditching at sea.
- The small aircraft ditched safely, and all passengers were rescued.
- The pilot had to ditch the plane in the ocean after both engines failed.