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ditched

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  • IPA /dɪtʃt/

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ditched verb

  1. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

ditched verb

  1. To discard or abandon.“Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.”
  2. To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.“When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.”
  3. 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.”
  4. To dig ditches.“Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.”

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