| Front | ditch |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verbBrE /dɪtʃ/NAmE /dɪtʃ/ noun a long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water The car left the road and ended up in a ditch. verb 1 [transitive] ~ sth/sb (informal) to get rid of sth/sb because you no longer want or need it/themThe new road building programme has been ditched. He ditched his girlfriend. 2 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) if a pilot ditches an aircraft, or if it ditches, it lands in the sea in an emergency 3 [transitive] ~ school (NAmE, informal) to stay away from school without permission |
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