Associations to the word «Ditch»

Wiktionary

DITCH, verb. Alternative form of deech
DITCH, noun. Alternative form of deech
DITCH, noun. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
DITCH, verb. (transitive) To discard or abandon.
DITCH, verb. (intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.
DITCH, verb. (intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
DITCH, verb. (intransitive) To dig ditches.
DITCH, verb. (transitive) To dig ditches around.
DITCH, verb. (transitive) To throw into a ditch.
DITCH DAY, noun. A day on which a group of students, generally the senior class, leaves the campus and its responsibilities for a day.
DITCH DAY, noun. A tradition in which Caltech seniors leave the campus for the day and underclassmen (all considered frosh regardless of actual year) attempt to break into their stacks.

Dictionary definition

DITCH, noun. A long narrow excavation in the earth.
DITCH, noun. Any small natural waterway.
DITCH, verb. Forsake; "ditch a lover".
DITCH, verb. Throw away; "Chuck these old notes".
DITCH, verb. Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man".
DITCH, verb. Make an emergency landing on water.
DITCH, verb. Crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane".
DITCH, verb. Cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley