ditcher

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Agent noun of ditch; one who ditches (usually in the sense of a digger of ditches, or one who habitually abandons)
{n} a man who makes or cleans ditches
{i} one who digs ditches
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To dig ditches

Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.

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To dig ditches around

The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.

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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
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a long narrow excavation in the earth any small natural waterway crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
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{n} a long trench, cut, moat in fortification
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{v} to make a ditch or ditches
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space between columns, as in tables see gutter margin
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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"
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To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land
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crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
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A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage
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To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side
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If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again. = dump
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noun A drainage ditch, designed for water runoff, which usually runs downhill and sometimes has smooth banks or transitions and can be skated in
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To get rid of a weapon deliberately To "ditch" it
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make an emergency landing on water
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a trough-like excavation made to collect water
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A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field
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1 diversion 2 last ditch effort; poor planning 3 safety from harm
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throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
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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)
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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
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To dig a ditch or ditches
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A deep dry moat surrounding the fort in front of the parapet It is designed to impede access to the parapet
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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
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A trench or a long narrow depression in the ground A ditch is often associated with a bank See Henge, Quarry ditch, Ring ditch
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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))
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cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
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The gutter; the channel
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In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse
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{f} dig a narrow channel in the ground, dig a canal; throw, get rid of, abandon
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A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line
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To surround with a ditch
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To get rid of something without being seen Often, it's something you've gimmicked and don't want the audience to see
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Constructed open channel for conducting water
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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)
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A long and small channel to convey water for irrigation or drainage
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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
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To discard or abandon
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{i} long narrow channel dug in the ground
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To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey
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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
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a long narrow excavation in the earth
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any small natural waterway
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forsake; "ditch a lover"
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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
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make an emergency landing on water forsake; "ditch a lover
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Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
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To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea
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(B) discard (usually a loser)
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