ditched

/dษชtสƒt/

IPA: /D IH1 CH T/

verb
  1. 1

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

verb
  1. 1

    To discard or abandon.

    โ€œOnce the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.โ€

  2. 2

    To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

    โ€œWhen the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.โ€

  3. 3

    To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

    โ€œThe truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.โ€

  4. 4

    To dig ditches.

    โ€œEnclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.โ€

  5. 5

    To dig ditches around.

    โ€œThe soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.โ€

  6. 6

    To throw into a ditch.

    โ€œThe engine was ditched and turned on its side.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deech, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ditch, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ditched