All ditch synonyms
ditch
D d verb ditch
- get rid of β to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- junk β narcotics, especially heroin.
- dump β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- dispose of β to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- scrap β a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- jettison β to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- forsake β to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw out β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
noun ditch
- channel β A channel is a television station.
- trench β Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ΛΚΙn Ι vi/ (Show IPA), 1807β86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- dike β a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- waterway β a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.
- conduit β A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
- gully β a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
- trough β a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- gulley β gully1 (defs 1, 2).
- gutter β a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- moat β a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- canal β A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- chase β If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- furrow β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- watercourse β a stream of water, as a river or brook.