1. Quizzes & Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. Video
  4. New Words
 

ditch
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ditch
  2. ditch bank blade
  3. ditch boss
  4. ditch check
  5. ditch crowfoot
  6. ditch fern
  7. ditch grass
  8. ditch millet
  9. ditch moss
  10. ditch reed
  11. ditch rider
  12. ditch stonecrop
  13. ditch sunflower
  14. bar ditch
  15. big ditch
  16. borrow ditch
  17. box ditch
  18. Grime's ditch
  19. Grim's ditch
  20. head ditch
  21. last ditch
  22. last-ditch

1ditch

noun \ˈdich\

Definition of DITCH

: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
See ditch defined for English-language learners »
See ditch defined for kids »

Examples of DITCH

  1. He drove the car into the ditch.
  2. <after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch>

Origin of DITCH

Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DITCH

Synonyms
dike, fosse (or foss), gutter, sheugh [chiefly Scottish], trench, trough

Other Civil Engineering Terms

asphalt, ballast, barrage, cantilever, infrastructure, sluice

Rhymes with DITCH

bitch, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, switch, twitch, which, witch

2ditch

verb

Definition of DITCH

transitive verb
1
a : to enclose with a ditch
b : to dig a ditch in
2
: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water
3
a : to get rid of : discard <ditch an old car>
b : to end association with : leave <ditched school> <his girlfriend ditched him>
intransitive verb
1
: to dig a ditch
2
: to crash-land at sea
See ditch defined for English-language learners »

Examples of DITCH

  1. The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
  2. They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
  3. They ditched me at the concert.

First Known Use of DITCH

14th century

Related to DITCH

Synonyms
blow off, break off (with), dump, jilt, kiss off, leave, kiss good-bye

Learn More About DITCH

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: ditch bank blade
Previous Word in the Dictionary: ditalini
All Words Near: ditch

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up ditch? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Name That Thing

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

#6: Flabbergast
: to overwhelm with shock,
surprise, or wonder
See All Top 25 Entries »
Get Our Free Apps
Voice Search, Favorites,
Word of the Day, and More
iPhone | iPad | Android | More
Join Us on FB & Twitter
Get the Word of the Day and More
Facebook | Twitter