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ditch

Definition

  • noun: a long narrow hole that is dug along a road, field, etc., and used to hold or move water
  • noun: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
  • verb: to stop having or using (something you no longer want or need)
  • verb: to enclose with a ditch
  • synonyms: trench, channel, dike

Examples

  • The troops made a desperate 'last-ditch' effort to keep the town from being captured.

  • The negotiations were a 'last-ditch' attempt to prevent a labor strike.

  • His girlfriend 'ditched' him. = He 'got ditched' by his girlfriend.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What do they call those? I pulled in to see what they had done with it and lo and behold they had a video store and... I got Silent Running. Now, Huey, you're gonna plant a tree. Dewey, you're gonna dig the ditch. We're gonna do it right here. Side of the hill. He has to teach them everything. (..)
    2003 TvShow: Six Feet Under Title: Making Love Work Season: 3 Episode 6