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noun

ˈdich How to pronounce ditch (audio)
Definition of ditchnext
as in trench
a long narrow channel dug in the earth after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch

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verb

1
as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

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2
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we ditched the old table at the town dump

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Recent Examples of ditch
Noun
Photos of the incident show the school bus lying on its side at the edge of a roadside ditch. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 The collision pushed the Honda and the man into the right lanes of the highway, and the Subaru came to rest in a ditch, according to the crash log. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
The driver ditched the car in a downtown LA alley after deputies pulled away from the chase. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Prince William and Prince George ditched their signature suits for a rare coordinated athleisure style moment on November 3. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ditch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditch
  1. trench
  2. dump
  3. discard
  4. gutter
  5. leave
  6. unload
  7. ravine
  8. lose
Noun
  • Marrakshi Life has the best trench jackets—especially for traveling.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Forest Park is a vibrant residential space, not an industrial transit trench.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of trench
Verb
  • Stocks rebounded to end a turbulent election week, which saw investors dumping companies tied to the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out after Democrats flipped the House and Senate and some key gubernatorial seats.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Organizers staged demonstrations outside Tesla showrooms and urged investors to dump shares of the company’s stock.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • While the company works on a solution, Hunt Arsenal advises customers to set affected products aside and not return or discard them until further instructions are provided.
    — Erik Barber, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Officers located and detained Stein in the area, and after a search, found a mini camera that had been discarded in a nearby trash can, police said.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discard
Noun
  • Cleaning gutters, clearing plumbing clogs, and even regularly dusting a home are essential tasks.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Having your gutter system inspected and repaired before winter will also reduce the risk of ice dams forming inside the gutters.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of gutter
Verb
  • Lombardo declined to participate in an October candidate forum hosted by KUNR Public Radio, leaving Ford to appear alone.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey leaves the home of supporter Pam Carr Hagerman for more campaigning in West Dundee on July 22, 2022.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • My mother lived in senior housing so the kind delivery person would even unload the groceries and put them away.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of unload
Noun
  • Police said the vehicle then traveled down a steep embankment and struck a large tree before coming to rest in a ravine.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ravine
Verb
  • Days after losing the governor’s race by a wide margin, Republican Steve Hilton argued Thursday his campaign should serve as a template for future GOP tickets and hinted at a potential second run for governor.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There is no tension between expectation and reality, no concrete regret or achievement, no shift in perspective, nothing gained or lost.
    — Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditch. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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