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Webster 1913 Edition
Ditch
1.
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a
moat
or a fosse
. 2.
Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
Ditch
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ditched
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ditching
.] 1.
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches;
as, to
. ditch
moist land2.
To surround with a ditch.
Shak.
3.
To throw into a ditch;
as, the engine was
. ditched
and turned on its sideDitch
,Verb.
I.
To dig a ditch or ditches.
Swift.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ditch
DITCH
,Noun.
1.
A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, and is dug round the rampart or wall between the scarp and counterscarp.2.
Any long, hollow receptacle of water.DITCH
,Verb.
I.
DITCH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch; as, to ditch moist land.2.
To surround with a ditch.Definition 2024
ditch
ditch
English
Noun
ditch
ditch (plural ditches)
- 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.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "ditch"
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Translations
trench
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See also
Verb
ditch (third-person singular simple present ditches, present participle ditching, simple past and past participle ditched)
- (transitive) To discard or abandon.
- Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
- (intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.
- When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
- (intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
- The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To dig ditches.
- Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
- (transitive) To dig ditches around.
- The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
- (transitive) To throw into a ditch.
- The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
Synonyms
Translations
to abandon
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to crash-land on the sea
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to play hookey
to dig ditches
Etymology 2
From earlier deche, from Middle English dechen, from Old English dēcan (“to smear, plaster, daub”). More at deech.
Verb
ditch (third-person singular simple present ditches, present participle ditching, simple past and past participle ditched)
- Alternative form of deech
Noun
ditch (usually uncountable, plural ditches)
- Alternative form of deech