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Pronunciation : Ditch (; 224)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. dich, orig. the same word as dik. See Dike.]
Definition : 1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.

2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.

pl. Ditches.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ditch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.

2. To surround with a ditch. Shak.

3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.

t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ditch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913