ditches - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun ditch has 2 senses

ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earth
--₁ is a kind of excavation, hole in the ground
--₁ has particulars:
drainage ditch; irrigation ditch; sunk fence, ha-ha, haw-haw; trench; trench

Derived form: verb ditch₆
ditch - any small natural waterway
--₂ is a kind of waterway

Derived form: verb ditch₆

Verb ditch has 6 senses

ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover"
--₁ is one way to abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
chuck, ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
--₂ is one way to abandon
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
dump, ditch - sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
--₃ is one way to get rid of, remove
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
ditch - make an emergency landing on water
--₄ is one way to crash land
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ditch - crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
--₅ is one way to crash
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
trench, ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
--₆ is one way to excavate, dig, hollow

Derived forms: noun ditch₂, noun ditch₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something