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English noun: ditch | |||
| 1. | ditch (artifact) a long narrow excavation in the earth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excavation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drainage ditch, ha-ha, haw-haw, irrigation ditch, sunk fence, trench, trench | ||
| 2. | ditch (object) any small natural waterway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | waterway | ||
English verb: ditch | |||
| 1. | ditch (possession) forsake | ||
| Samples | Ditch a lover. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandon, desert, desolate, forsake | ||
| 2. | ditch (possession) throw away | ||
| Samples | Chuck these old notes. | ||
| Synonyms | chuck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandon | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 3. | ditch (possession) sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | ||
| Samples | The company dumped him after many years of service. She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man. | ||
| Synonyms | dump | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| 4. | ditch (motion) make an emergency landing on water | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crash land | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 5. | ditch (contact) crash or crash-land | ||
| Samples | Ditch a car. Ditch a plane. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crash | ||
| 6. | ditch (contact) cut a trench in, as for drainage | ||
| Samples | Ditch the land to drain it. Trench the fields. | ||
| Synonyms | trench | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dig, excavate, hollow | ||
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