Definition of Ditch. Meaning of Ditch. Synonyms of Ditch

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Definition of Ditch

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Stonecrop Stone"crop`, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer. 2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and is spreading in parts of America. See Orpine. Virginian, or Ditch, stonecrop, an American plant (Penthorum sedoides).
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Ditch Ditch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ditched; p. pr. & vb. n. Ditching.] 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.
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Ditch Ditch, v. i. To dig a ditch or ditches. --Swift.
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Ditch Ditch (?; 224), n.; pl. Ditches. [OE. dich, orig. the same word as dik. See Dike.] 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.

Meaning of Ditch from wikipedia

- A ditch is a small to moderate trench created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low-lying areas, alongside roadways...
- Look up ditch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A ditch is a small depression created to channel water. Ditch, ditching or The Ditch may also refer to...
- The Ditchers or Diehards were groupings of British nobility, who had decided to take a "last-ditch" stand against the Liberal government's reforms to the...
- The Peterborough ditch murders were a series of murders which took place in Cambridgeshire, England, in March 2013. All three victims were male and died...
- In archaeology, a ring ditch is a trench of circular or penannular plan, cut into bedrock. They are usually identified through aerial photography either...
- The Ditch, also known as Goodbye Jiabiangou, is a 2010 film produced and directed by Wang Bing, an independent Chinese filmmaker better known for his...
- Skip Day (also called Senior Day, Senior Skip Day, Ditch Day, Senior Ditch Day, Cut Day, or Senior Cut Day) is a tradition in schools where students in...
- A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats...
- In military engineering, a ditch is an obstacle designed to slow down or break up an attacking force, while a trench is intended to provide cover to the...
- Grim's Ditch, Grim's **** (also Grims**** or Grimes **** in derivative names) or Grim's Bank is a name shared by a number of prehistoric bank and ditch linear...