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1. A long narrow excavation in the earth
    
2. Any small natural waterway

1. Forsake
   "ditch a lover"
    
2. Throw away
   "ditch these old notes";
   - chuck
    
3. Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   "The company ditched him after many years of service";
   - dump
    
4. (air travel) make an emergency landing on water
    
5. Crash or crash-land
   "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
    
6. Cut a trench in, as for drainage
   "ditch the land to drain it";
   - trench

Derived forms: ditches, ditching, ditched

Type of: abandon, crash, crash land, desert, desolate, dig, excavate, excavation, forsake, get rid of, hollow, remove, waterway

Encyclopedia: Ditch