English-German translations for ditch

• Graben der
• entledigen
• jemandem den Laufpass geben
• notwassern
• Schanze die
• Scharte die
• Schlot der
• schwänzen
• Straßengraben die
  Ich habe ja immer gesagt, man kann es nicht einfach in den Straßengraben kippen. As I have always said, you can't just chuck the stuff in a ditch.

Definition of ditch

• A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage
• To discard or abandon
• To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water
• To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey
• To dig ditches
• To dig ditches around
• To throw into a ditch

Examples

• Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
• Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
• When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
• The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
• Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
• The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
• The engine was ditched and turned on its side.

Related words

• quidditch
• ditcher
• ditchdigger
• Quidditch
• last-ditch
• Redditch
• Ditcheat
• Ditchingham
• Ditchling