Ditch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long narrow excavation in the earth

any small natural waterway

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛbˈɜːniəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛbˈɜːniəs/.

Examples

ditch a lover
Chuck these old notes
The company dumped him after many years of service

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trench chuck dump

Parts of Speech

noun	a long narrow excavation in the earth
noun	any small natural waterway
verb	forsake “ditch a lover”
verb	throw away “Chuck these old notes”
verb	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly “The company dumped him after many years of service”
verb	make an emergency landing on water
verb	crash or crash-land “ditch a car”
verb	cut a trench in, as for drainage “ditch the land to drain it”

Word Forms

ditch	verb	cut a trench in, as for drainage
trench	noun	any long ditch cut in the ground
trencher	noun	someone who digs trenches
ditch	noun	any small natural waterway

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Graben

eine lange, schmale Aushöhlung in der Erde

🇫🇷French

fossé

une excavation longue et étroite dans la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

zanja

una excavación larga y estrecha en la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

fosso

uno scavo lungo e stretto nella terra

🇳🇱Dutch

gleuf

een lange, smalle uitgraving in de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

fosso

uma escavação longa e estreita na terra

🇷🇺Russian

канава

длинная узкая выемка в земле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खाई

पृथ्वी में एक लम्बी संकीर्ण खुदाई

🇧🇩Bengali

খাদ

পৃথিবীতে একটি দীর্ঘ সংকীর্ণ খনন

🇮🇳Tamil

பள்ளம்

பூமியில் ஒரு நீண்ட குறுகிய அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

కందకం

భూమిలో ఒక పొడవైన ఇరుకైన తవ్వకం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंदक

पृथ्वीवरील एक लांब अरुंद उत्खनन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાડો

પૃથ્વીમાં લાંબી સાંકડી ખોદકામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂದಕ

ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಉತ್ಖನನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിടങ്ങ്

ഭൂമിയിലെ ഒരു നീണ്ട ഇടുങ്ങിയ ഖനനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਈ

ਧਰਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਤੰਗ ਖੁਦਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھائی

زمین میں ایک لمبی تنگ کھدائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沟

地球上的一个狭长的挖掘

🇯🇵Japanese

溝

地球の細長い掘削

🇰🇷Korean

도랑

땅에 길고 좁은 굴착

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mương

một cuộc khai quật dài và hẹp trên trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

คูน้ำ

การขุดค้นแคบๆ ยาวๆ บนพื้นโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

parit

penggalian sempit yang panjang di bumi

🇵🇭Filipino

kanal

isang mahabang makitid na paghuhukay sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

parit

penggalian sempit yang panjang di dalam bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خندق

حفر طويل وضيق في الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

خندق

حفاری طولانی باریک در زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

hendek

yeryüzünde uzun ve dar bir kazı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְטוֹשׁ

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