: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
ditched; ditching; ditches
1
a
: to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see ditch entry 1)
The pasture was hedged and ditched.
b
: to dig a ditch in
2
aviation
: to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water
successfully ditched the plane
Examples of ditch in a Sentence
Noun
He drove the car into the ditch.
after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch
Verb
The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
They ditched me at the concert.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The bus, with 27 passengers a driver, rolled off the road into a ditch, the Washington State Patrol said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Alternatively, ditch the equipment and do a stair climbing session on stairs within your home or in a public place—for example, the bleachers around a track or football field.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The bus, with 27 passengers a driver, rolled off the road into a ditch, the Washington State Patrol said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
After the star tight end ditched his usual buzz cut in favor of the wavy, longer look last fall, the brothers’ mom Donna Kelce weighed in on it.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Alternatively, ditch the equipment and do a stair climbing session on stairs within your home or in a public place—for example, the bleachers around a track or football field.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ditch
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“Ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditch. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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