ditch
dich
- n a long narrow excavation in the earth
- n any small natural waterway
- v forsake
ditch a lover - v throw away
- v sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
- v make an emergency landing on water
- v crash or crash-land
ditch a car
ditch a plane - v cut a trench in, as for drainage
ditch the land to drain it
- Indeed, my family owned a dark green Pacer with that Navajo-blanket upholstery, and it worked just fine until I drove it through a ditch, after which the heavy doors hung off their .
- The recession deepens, and the ditch turns into a cliff.
- After years in misery's ditch, Williams finally put out a happy album, but it's a little more nuanced than its publicity.