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| ditch | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. v. To discard or abandon. | |
| Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water. | |
| When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores. | |
| 4. v. (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. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To dig ditches. | |
| Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching. | |
| 6. v. To dig ditches around. | |
| The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding. | |
| 7. v. To throw into a ditch. | |
| The engine was ditched and turned on its side. | |
| 8. v. alternative form of deech | |
| 9. n. alternative form of deech | |
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