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ditches

/ˈdɪtʃɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
  2. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
  3. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
  4. To discard or abandon.
  5. To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
  6. To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
  7. To dig ditches.
  8. To dig ditches around.
  9. To throw into a ditch.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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