ditch

[US]/dɪtʃ/
[UK]/dɪtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. dig a trench on; open into a ditch
vi. dig a trench
n. trench; ditch

Phrases & Collocations

ditch the plan

in the ditch

oxidation ditch

foundation ditch

last ditch

drainage ditch

irrigation ditch

Example Sentences

hop a ditch two feet wide.

She ditched that old car.

paralleled the ditch to the highway.

This is a last-ditch attempt to stop the strike.

ditched the old yard furniture.

The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed.

he was praised for ditching the coastal areas.

maybe she could ditch school and run away.

a last-ditch effort to avert the threatened strike.

a ditch which caused the tower to subside slightly.

He's ditched his girl friend.

They are making a last-ditch stand to save the company.

The water flows into the ditch at the edge of the rice field.

A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.

My headlights shone over a broad ditch of water.

The ditch was so broad that no animal can hop it.

he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him.

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