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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
Those risks can include operating heavy mowing equipment and having to navigate roadside ditches. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Toyota overturned and came to rest in a ditch, the CHP said. — Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
Nashville wanted Cody Johnson to ditch his cowboy hat before giving him a shot at country music stardom. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 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
  • Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once summer’s squarely behind her, the royal wears a steady rotation of coat dresses, trenches, blazers, and every other type of outerwear under the sun.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench
Verb
  • To be fair, the fault here lies equally with the scripts, which dump information without first creating suspense.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Forecasters have said that over a 3-day period, slow moving storms could dump as much as 5-inches of rain on the area.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dump
Verb
  • Treating this salty wastewater is expensive and energy-intensive, so much of it is usually discarded because processing the brine at concentrators costs too much.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Prior to Harmony's launch, the last new room addition to the ISS had occurred in 2001, when Russia's Pirs docking module (since discarded) arrived.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of discard
Noun
  • Officials urged displaced residents to check on their properties, clear gutters and remove debris before the rain arrives.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rural roads lack curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and small farms with livestock are allowed and encouraged.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of gutter
Verb
  • Brown previously served as chairman, but caucus rules state that seniority resets if a senator leaves and then is reelected.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That would leave each side well below the 61 seats needed to form a government with a parliamentary majority.
    — Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Another night charter captain, Jack Passie, and John Alberda lifted the bass out of my boat with a boom used to unload commercial catches.
    — Bob Rocchetta as told to Al Ristori, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026
  • After shootings like these, calls for gun owners to keep their guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition are common.
    — Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of unload
Noun
  • 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
  • Six schoolboys were left dangling roughly 900 feet above a ravine after a cable snapped, setting off a high-stakes rescue that demanded nerves of steel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ravine
Verb
  • Black employees were more likely than others named on the list to have lost their jobs and still be unemployed, the Post found.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that frequency, the optical signal can lose intensity and become less useful for reliable data transmission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditch. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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