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To dig ditches

Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.

To dig ditches around

The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.

If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it. I decided to ditch the sofa bed. = dump
a long narrow excavation in the earth any small natural waterway crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
{n} a long trench, cut, moat in fortification
{v} to make a ditch or ditches
fosse
space between columns, as in tables see gutter margin
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"
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land
crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage
To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side
If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again. = dump
noun A drainage ditch, designed for water runoff, which usually runs downhill and sometimes has smooth banks or transitions and can be skated in
To get rid of a weapon deliberately To "ditch" it
make an emergency landing on water
a trough-like excavation made to collect water
A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field
1 diversion 2 last ditch effort; poor planning 3 safety from harm
throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
A long, narrow excavation artificially dug in the ground; especially an open and usually unpaved waterway, channel, or trench for conveying water for drainage or irrigation, and usually smaller than a canal Some ditches may be natural watercourses (Bates and Jackson 1980)
If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched. see also last-ditch. a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water last-ditch
To dig a ditch or ditches
A deep dry moat surrounding the fort in front of the parapet It is designed to impede access to the parapet
a long narrow excavation in the earth any small natural waterway crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane" make an emergency landing on water forsake; "ditch a lover
A trench or a long narrow depression in the ground A ditch is often associated with a bank See Henge, Quarry ditch, Ring ditch
A narrow trench cut into the surface of the ground to transport water from a stream to a point of use away from a stream (Rice (1991))
cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
The gutter; the channel
In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse
{f} dig a narrow channel in the ground, dig a canal; throw, get rid of, abandon
A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line
To surround with a ditch
To get rid of something without being seen Often, it's something you've gimmicked and don't want the audience to see
Constructed open channel for conducting water
A narrow trench cut into the surface of the ground to transport water from a stream to a point of use away from the stream (Rice/White, 1991)
A long and small channel to convey water for irrigation or drainage
excavation from which earth or "spoil" is removed to form a parapet If filled with water, the ditch might be referred to as a moat All entrenchments consist of a ditch and parapet The parapet is a mound built up from the excavated earth
To discard or abandon
{i} long narrow channel dug in the ground
n selokan
To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress
a long narrow excavation in the earth
any small natural waterway
forsake; "ditch a lover"
The excavation around the works from which the earth for parapet and rampart is obtained Ditches may be wet (moat) or dry, with the latter the preferred in 18th & 19th century forts When the excavation is on the side farthest from the enemy, it is called a trench
make an emergency landing on water forsake; "ditch a lover
Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea
(B) discard (usually a loser)
to ditch

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    tı dîç

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    /tə ˈdəʧ/ /tə ˈdɪʧ/

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