Need another word that means the same as “ditch”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “ditch” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ditch” are: trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit, dump, chuck, dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, excavate, throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed, break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with, stay away from school, not go to school, be absent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ditch” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| channel | A service or station using a channel of frequencies. A new television channel. |
| conduit | A tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. As an actor you have to be a conduit for other people s words. |
| drain | The part of a field-effect transistor to which the charge carriers flow after passing the gate. The drain of talented staff to the United States. |
| duct | (in a plant) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air. The tear duct was obstructed. |
| gully | A fielder at gully. He was caught in the gully by Jones. |
| gutter | A shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater. His career was in the gutter. |
| moat | Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water. |
| trench | A trench coat. Dig a trench around the perimeter of the fire. |
| trough | A channel used to convey a liquid. Seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services. |
| watercourse | The bed along which a watercourse flows. A dry watercourse. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ditch” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be absent | Have an existence, be extant. |
| break up with | Happen. |
| cast aside | Throw forcefully. |
| chuck | Throw carelessly. She wanted to chuck her job. |
| dig a ditch in | Get the meaning of something. |
| discard | Throw or cast away. West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser. |
| dispose of | Throw or cast away. |
| do away with | Carry out or perform an action. |
| drain | Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. All the money drained away from the town. |
| dump | Abandon or desert (someone. The company dumped him after many years of service. |
| excavate | Reveal or extract (buried remains) while excavating an area. The cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench. |
| finish with | Cause to finish a relationship with somebody. |
| get rid of | Acquire as a result of some effort or action. |
| jilt | Cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly. Jilt a lover or a bride. |
| not go to school | Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. |
| provide with ditches | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. |
| shed | Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. Shed tears. |
| stay away from school | Fasten with stays. |
| throw away | Cause to fall off. |
| throw out | Make on a potter’s wheel. |
| throw over | Utter with force; utter vehemently. |
| trench | Cut a trench in as for drainage. Letters trenched into the stone. |
| aqueduct | A small duct in the body containing fluid. |
| basin | The quantity that a basin will hold. The loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills. |
| bridge | Cross over on a bridge. New initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class. |
| canal | Provide a city with a canal. The ear canal. |
| canalize | Direct the flow of. A narrow strait can so canalize the tide that a powerful current is developed. |
| channel | A service or station using a channel of frequencies. Meg Ryan plays Avery as if she s channelling Nicole Kidman. |
| conduit | A tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. The gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit. |
| construction | An interpretation of a text or action. Sentence construction. |
| dam | Obstruct with or as if with a dam. The river was dammed to form Lake Powell. |
| drain | Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. All the money drained away from the town. |
| drainage | A system of drains. The drainage of wetlands. |
| exhaust | The system through which exhaust gases are expelled. Her day out had exhausted her. |
| flow | The amount of fluid that flows in a given time. Ventilation channels keep the air flowing. |
| fluvial | Of or relating to or happening in a river. Fluvial deposits. |
| fortification | A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. The building and maintenance of fortifications. |
| irrigate | Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams. Irrigate the wound. |
| irrigation | Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc. Sprinkler irrigation systems. |
| isthmus | A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. |
| levee | An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing. |
| moat | Surround a place with a moat. |
| navigable | (of a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats. Many of the rivers ceased to be navigable. |
| pipeline | Convey a substance by a pipeline. Chip designers pipeline the instructions given to the hardware. |
| river | A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea a lake or another river. Great rivers of molten lava. |
| sedimentary | Produced by the action of water. |
| soil | Make soiled filthy or dirty. The stationing of US troops on Japanese soil. |
| surrounding | Closely encircling. The surrounding countryside. |
| trench | Dig a trench or trenches in the ground. Trench the fallen soldiers. |
| vacate | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. She vacated the position when she got pregnant. |
| waterway | A navigable body of water. The canal was a very successful commercial waterway. |
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