ditch
US /dɪtʃ/
・UK /dɪtʃ/
B1
verb
- To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
- To abandon or leave a girlfriend, wife, husband
- To abandon or throw away something you don't need
- To not go to a school without a good reason
noun
- Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
Examples
His lettuce garden was surrounded by a deep ditch.
The drainage system consisted of a few open ditches to facilitate run-off.