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ditch



Pronunciation: (dich), [key]
—n.
1. a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
2. any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway.

—v.t.
1. to dig a ditch or ditches in or around.
2. to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.
3. to crash-land on water and abandon (an airplane).
4. Slang.
a. to get rid of: I ditched that old hat of yours.
b. to escape from: He ditched the cops by driving down an alley.
c. to absent oneself from (school or a class) without permission or an acceptable reason.

—v.i.
1. to dig a ditch.
2. (of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land in water and abandon the sinking aircraft.
3. Slang.to be truant; play hooky.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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