what does ditch mean?
DITCH as NOUN
- Meaning
- a long narrow excavation in the earth
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- any small natural waterway
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DITCH as VERB
- Meaning
- cut a trench in, as for drainage
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- ditch the land to drain it
- trench the fields
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- ditch a car
- ditch a plane
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- make an emergency landing on water
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
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- The company dumped him after many years of service
- She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man
Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) ditch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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