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ditched

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/dɪtʃt/ English

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verb

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

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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