English-Thai Dictionary

ditch

N คูน้ำ  คู  ท่อ  ร่องน้ำ  ร่อง  ร่อง ดิน  canal furrow ku-nam

 

ditch

SL ละทิ้ง  ทิ้ง ไว้  la-ting

 

ditch

VT ทิ้ง  กำจัด  ละทิ้ง  โยนทิ้ง  discord eliminate toss retain preserve keep ting

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DITCH

n.[G.] 1. A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, and is dug round the rampart or wall between the scarp and counterscarp.
2. Any long, hollow receptacle of water.

 

DITCH

v.i.To dig or make a ditch or ditches.

 

DITCH

v.t. 1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch; as, to ditch moist land.
2. To surround with a ditch.

 

DITCH-DELIVERED

a.Brought forth in a ditch.

 

DITCHER

n.One who digs ditches.

 

DITCHING

ppr. Digging ditches; also, draining by a ditch or ditches; as ditching a swamp.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DITCH

Ditch (; 224 ), n.; pl. Ditches. Etym: [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.

 

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.

 

DITCH

DITCH Ditch, v. i.

 

Defn: To dig a ditch or ditches. Swift.

 

DITCHER

DITCHER Ditch "er, n.

 

Defn: One who digs ditches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ditch

ditch |diCH dɪtʃ | ▶noun a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 provide with ditches: he was praised for ditching the coastal areas. • [ no obj. ] make or repair ditches: (as noun ditching ) : they would have to pay for hedging and ditching. 2 informal get rid of; give up: it crossed her mind to ditch her shoes and run | plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry. • informal end a relationship with (someone ) peremptorily; abandon: she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner. • informal be truant from (school or another obligation ): maybe she could ditch school and run away. 3 informal bring (an aircraft ) down on water in an emergency: he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean. • [ no obj. ] (of an aircraft ) make a forced landing on water: the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast. • derail (a train ). DERIVATIVES ditch er noun ORIGIN Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dike ’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool, ’ also to dike 1 .

 

ditchwater

ditch wa ter |ˈdiCHˌwôtər, -ˌwä -ˈdɪtʃˌwɔdər | ▶noun stagnant water in a ditch. PHRASES dull as ditchwater see dull.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ditch

ditch |dɪtʃ | ▶noun a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 provide with a ditch or ditches. • [ no obj. ] make or repair ditches: (as noun ditching ) : they would have to pay for hedging and ditching. 2 informal get rid of or give up: plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry. • end a relationship with (someone ) peremptorily: she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner. • N. Amer. play truant from (school ): maybe she could ditch school and run away. 3 bring (an aircraft ) down on water in an emergency: he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean. • [ no obj. ] (of an aircraft ) make a forced landing on water: the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast. • US derail (a train ). DERIVATIVES ditcher noun ORIGIN Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke ’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool ’, also to dyke 2 .

 

ditchwater

ditch |water |ˈdɪtʃwɔːtə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] stagnant water in a ditch.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ditch

ditch noun she rescued a cat from the ditch: trench, trough, channel, dike, drain, gutter, gully, watercourse, conduit; Archaeology fosse. ▶verb 1 they started ditching the coastal areas: dig a ditch in, trench, excavate, drain. 2 informal she ditched her old curtains: throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, deep-six, shed; abandon, drop, shelve, scrap, jettison, throw on the scrapheap; informal dump, junk, chuck, pull the plug on, trash. 3 informal she ditched her husband. See abandon (sense 3 of the verb ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ditch

ditch noun she rescued an animal from a ditch: trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit; ha-ha; technical fosse; historical sap; rare fleet. ▶verb 1 they started draining and ditching the coastal areas: dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain. 2 informal she decided to ditch her old curtains | the plans were ditched following a public inquiry: throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed; abandon, drop, shelve, scrap, jettison, throw on the scrapheap; informal dump, junk, scrub, axe, get shut of, chuck (away /out ), pull the plug on, knock on the head; Brit. informal get shot of; N. Amer. informal trash. ANTONYMS keep. 3 informal she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner: break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with; leave, desert, abandon, turn one's back on, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch; informal dump, drop, chuck, run out on, walk out on, give someone the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, leave someone holding the baby; Brit. informal give someone the push, give someone the big E; archaic forsake.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ditch

ditch /dɪtʃ /名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /C 1 水路, 排水溝, 堀, どぶ ; (天然の )水路 ▸ dig a ditch 溝を掘る ▸ an irrigation ditch 灌漑 （かんがい ）用水路 2 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖the D- 〗イギリス海峡 .be dr ì ven to the l á st d ì tch 窮地に追いつめられる .d ì e [be d è ad ] in a d í tch のたれ死にする [している ].d ì e in the l á st d ì tch 最後まで奮戦して死ぬ .動詞 他動詞 1 …に溝 [水路 ]を掘る, 巡らす ; …を溝 [堀 ]で囲む .2 〈車など 〉を溝に落とす ;｟ 米 ｠〈列車 〉を脱線させる .3 ｟くだけて ｠〈物など 〉を (不用なので )取り除く, 捨てる ; 〈学校など 〉をやめる .4 ｟くだけて ｠〈恋人 配偶者 家族など 〉を見捨てる, …との関係を絶つ ;｟ 米俗 ｠…から逃れる ▸ He ditched his wife .彼は妻と別れた 5 ｟くだけて ｠〈飛行機など 〉を水上に不時着させる .6 ｟米 くだけた話 ｠〈学校 授業 〉をサボる .自動詞 1 溝を掘る .2 ｟くだけて ｠〈飛行機などが 〉水上に不時着する .

 

ditchwater

d í tch w à ter 名詞 U 溝 [どぶ ]にたまった水 .(as ) d ù ll as d í tchwater ｟英 ｠ものすごく退屈な .