ditch

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪtʃ/

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Noun

Singular ditch

Plural ditches

An irrigation ditch with water in it

1. (countable) A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.

   Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.

Verb

Plain form ditch

Third-person singular ditches

Past tense ditched

Past participle ditched

Present participle ditching

1. To leave without telling anyone.

   We are going to ditch the party because it is so lame.

   I ditched school last week to go to the mall.

2. (transitive) To throw away, discard or abandon.

   Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.