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ditch

(d/I//tS/ )

a long narrow excavation in the earth(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
any small natural waterway(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

forsake(verb.possession)

Example:
Ditch a lover.

source: wordnet30
throw away(verb.possession)

Synonym:
chuck

source: wordnet30
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly(verb.possession)

Synonym:
dump

source: wordnet30
make an emergency landing on water(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
crash or crash-land(verb.contact)

Example:
Ditch a car.
Ditch a plane.

source: wordnet30
cut a trench in, as for drainage(verb.contact)

Example:
Ditch the land to drain it.

Synonym:
trench

source: wordnet30
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.(verb)

source: webster1913
To dig a ditch or ditches.(verb)

source: webster1913

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