Thesaurus: ditch

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
3. v. t. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
4. v. t. To surround with a ditch.
5. v. t. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
6. v. i. To dig a ditch or ditches.
7. n. a long narrow excavation in the earth
8. n. any small natural waterway
9. v. throw away
10. v. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
11. v. make an emergency landing on water
12. v. crash or crash-land