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

  • (..) to Ottawa in the morning. - And I'm calling Icelandair. - No, no, look. - Hey. - I just got here, okay? You're not gonna go and ditch me. I was the person who found your life's work fourth little blip thingy in the first place. - This is my brother we're talking about. - It's my dad. (..)
    2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth