ditch
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1.0
- noun
- /dɪtʃ/
:
zanja
- And then the car skidded off the road and into a ditch and it flipped.
- drainage ditch
- dig a ditch
- irrigation ditch
So as I've gone through down into this ditch, I'm laying in this ditch.
- So as I've gone through down into this ditch, I'm laying in this ditch.
- So I'm hiding there and I crawl over to the ditch into these reeds.
- I didn't care how deep this ditch was or what was in it.
- They might kick you into the ditch and treat you horribly.
- So Jack was laying in a ditch down the down the lane in his overalls.
- Next thing I know, Pete is right at the ditch.
- If suddenly there is a gap, a or a ditch in in front of it, the horse will jump.
- You're going to be the first one in the ditch, baby.
- But Kai was right, you know, I mean, you're never that far from the ditch.
Examples
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The farmer dug a long ditch to help irrigate the crops in dry weather.
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It would rain and the ditch would get filled up.
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I would hate to be down in that ditch today.
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"How long will it take you to make the rest of this ditch right?" I ask him.
Fiction book (1990) -
I put my car in a ditch about a half a mile up.
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The line headed back along the ditch the way she and Hawk had come.
Fiction book (1990) -
In North Africa, there was the fossatum, a long ditch dug along hundreds of kilometers.
Academic text (1991) -
For instance, according to the engineer, the ditch was enlarged in 1870.
Academic text (1992) -
As the storm approached, the ditch near the road began to fill with rainwater.
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We found several frogs living in the small ditch beside the hiking trail.
Synonyms
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4.7
A deep narrow channel in the ground formed by flowing water, often after heavy rain
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5.8
A deep, wide ditch around a castle often filled with water to stop attackers
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5.5
A long narrow trench made in the ground for planting seeds
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3.2
A narrow channel dug in the ground that carries away extra water
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3.3
A narrow channel dug to bring water to fields for farming
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9.9
A ditch dug around a building and often filled with water to stop attackers
A ditch with one side formed by a low wall that divides land without blocking the view
A narrow ditch dug to carry away water or for defense
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall plant in wet places with long leaves and feathery flowers used to make mats and arrow shafts
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ditch as a noun comes from Old English dic, meaning a long 'trench' or channel for water, and is related to the word dike. Think of the long trench by the side of a road or field — that is a ditch used for drainage or a boundary.