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Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪt�/
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rhymes|ɪt�
Etymology
Old English dī�
Noun
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- A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
#:Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.
Derived terms
ditchdigger
ditch weed
Translations
trans-top|trench
Albanian: hendek m
CJKV Characters: �
Croatian: rov m, nasip m
Dutch: sloot, greppel
Finnish: oja (for drainage), kanava (for irrigation)
French: fossé m, tranchée f, rigole f
German: Graben m, Schanze f
Hungarian: árok, sánc
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Japanese: �� (sokk�)
Norwegian: grøft, dike
Romanian: �anţ f and m
Scots: sheuch
Slovenian: jarek m, grapa f
Turkish: hendek
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See also
fosse
Verb
en-verb|ditches|ditching|ditched
- To discard or abandon.
#:Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
- To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.
#:When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
- To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
#:The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
Translations
trans-top|to abandon
Finnish: hylätä
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trans-top|to crash-land on the sea
Finnish: tehdä pakkolasku meri|mereen
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trans-top|to play hookey
Finnish: lintsata
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