: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
ditched; ditching; ditches
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
Synonyms
Examples of ditch in a Sentence
Noun
He drove the car into the ditch.
after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch
Verb
The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
They ditched me at the concert.
Recent Examples on the Web
Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Scanning the area for a second vehicle, Elias spotted an overturned car in a ditch about 75 yards away.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The curls were present and accounted for for the event, but instead of her usual orange-red, Ice Spice instead went dark, ditching the copper color for an all-over espresso black.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
After the the cars collided in the intersection, both went off the right side of the roadway and ended up in a ditch.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Scanning the area for a second vehicle, Elias spotted an overturned car in a ditch about 75 yards away.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
In it, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) ditches her candy-giving duties to cruise around town with Daniel (James Franco), Nick (Jason Segel), Ken (Seth Rogen) and Kim (Busy Philipps).
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The curls were present and accounted for for the event, but instead of her usual orange-red, Ice Spice instead went dark, ditching the copper color for an all-over espresso black.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditch. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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