toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
한국어
Login
Register
🔍
ditch
noun
-
ditch
,
ditches
,
ditching
,
ditched
a
long
narrow
channel
or
hollow
dug
in
the
ground
,
used
especially
for
drainage
or
to
mark
a
boundary
.
•
The
farmer
built
a
ditch
to
drain
water
from
his
field
.
The
farmer
built
a
ditch
to
drain
water
from
his
field
.
•
There
were
deep
ditches
on
both
sides
of
the
road
.
There
were
deep
ditches
on
both
sides
of
the
road
.
From
Middle
English
'dich'
,
from
Old
English
'dīc'
(
'ditch
,
dyke'
),
from
Proto-Germanic
*'dīkaz'
,
related
to
Dutch
'dijk'
(
'dyke'
)
and
German
'Deich'
.
verb
-
ditch
,
ditches
,
ditching
,
ditched
to
dig
a
ditch
or
ditches
,
especially
as
part
of
construction
or
fortification
.
•
Workers
ditched
the
field
before
planting
crops
.
Workers
ditched
the
field
before
planting
crops
.
•
They
ditch
the
area
to
improve
drainage
.
They
ditch
the
area
to
improve
drainage
.
verb
-
ditch
,
ditches
,
ditching
,
ditched
informally
,
to
get
rid
of
or
abandon
someone
or
something
suddenly
or
ruthlessly
.
•
He
ditched
his
old
car
when
it
broke
down
too
many
times
.
He
ditched
his
old
car
when
it
broke
down
too
many
times
.
•
She
ditched
her
boyfriend
after
the
argument
.
She
ditched
her
boyfriend
after
the
argument
.
verb
-
ditch
,
ditches
,
ditching
,
ditched
to
crash
or
land
(
a
vehicle
or
aircraft
)
in
or
into
a
ditch
.
•
The
car
ditched
on
the
icy
road
.
The
car
ditched
on
the
icy
road
.
•
The
pilot
ditched
the
plane
in
the
water
.
The
pilot
ditched
the
plane
in
the
water
.
