: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
ditched; ditching; ditches
1
a
: to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1)
The pasture was hedged and ditched.
b
: to dig a ditch in
2
aviation
: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water
successfully ditched the plane
Examples of ditch in a Sentence
Noun
He drove the car into the ditch.
after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch
Verb
The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
They ditched me at the concert.
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Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
The pipes and tubes are meant to conserve water by replacing open ditches and reducing evaporation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Noun
There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
The pipes and tubes are meant to conserve water by replacing open ditches and reducing evaporation.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
Verb
While tens of millions of Americans have ditched cable for a variety of streaming services, ESPN’s marquee live sports have remained exclusive to cable subscribers.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 July 2025
In high-stakes environments, people remember the vendors and partners who make their lives easier and ditch the ones who make their lives harder.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditch. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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