"ditch" meaning in All languages combined

See ditch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪtʃ/ Audio: en-us-ditch.ogg [US] Forms: ditch [singular], ditches [plural]
Head templates: {{irrnoun|ditches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.
    Sense id: simple-ditch-en-noun-esvxMpto

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪtʃ/ Audio: en-us-ditch.ogg [US] Forms: ditch [canonical], ditches [third-person, singular], ditched [past], ditched [past, participle], ditching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|ditch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To leave without telling anyone.
    Sense id: simple-ditch-en-verb-JXmcpl~7
  2. To throw away, discard or abandon.
    Sense id: simple-ditch-en-verb-dEz77xix
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