Learner’s Word of the Day=>Ditch

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Learner’s Word of the Day

ditch   

 

Function: verb

Inflected forms:
ditches; ditched; ditching

Meanings:
1 [with object] informal : to stop having or using (something you no longer want or need) : to get rid of (something)
Examples:
<The thief ditched the purse in an alley.>
<They ditched the car in a vacant lot.>
<We’ve ditched [=abandoned] plans to open a café together.>

2 [with object] informal : to end a relationship with (someone)
Examples:
<His girlfriend ditched him. = He got ditched by his girlfriend.>
<The team's owner ditched [=fired, dismissed] the head coach.>

3 [with object] US, informal : to get away from (someone you do not want to be with) without saying that you are leaving
Example:
<They ditched me at the concert.>

4 [with object] US, informal : to not go to (something, such as school, work, etc.)
Example:
<Let's ditch [=skip] school today.>
<He ditched [=left, quit] school to join the army.>

5 : to land an aircraft on water because of an emergency : to crash-land on water
Examples:
[no object] <Engine trouble forced the pilot to ditch.>
[with object] <He had to ditch the helicopter.>

Learn about ditch as a noun.