Ditch



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• n.沟, 沟渠

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike
• Date: before 12th century
• a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to enclose with a ditch
    • b. to dig a ditch in
  • 2. to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water
  • 3.
    • a. to get rid of ; discard <ditch an old car>
    • b. to end association with ; leave <ditched school><his girlfriend ditched him>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to dig a ditch
  • 2. to crash-land at sea

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