ditch
Roadside drainage channel
A ditch is a long narrow trench dug in the ground, typically for drainage or irrigation: a drainage ditch along the roadside.
To ditch something is to get rid of it or abandon it: I ditched the old couch, She ditched her date at the party.
To ditch class is to skip it.
A pilot who ditches lands an aircraft in water in an emergency.
Long narrow excavation
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- drainChannel for wastewater
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
irrigation · drainage · waterway · canal · moat · embankment · dyke · runoff
Long narrow excavation
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
parapet · redoubt · sandbag · dugout · barricade · embankment · rampart · strongpoint
Waste disposal site
- dropFall or release
- leaveSanctioned time away
- discardDeliberately throw out
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
scrap · forsake · desert · quit · bail · reject · cast off · shed
Unearth by shoveling
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- shovelTool for moving earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- earthworkConstructed soil structure
spade · excavator · drainage tile · trowel · grade · grading · earthmover · scoop
Escape by cunning
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- cutSeverance or reduction
slip away · lose · shake off · avoid · sidestep · duck · give the slip · abscond
trench
Long narrow excavation
furrow · irrigation · drainage · waterway · canal · moat · embankment · dyke · runoff · stormwater
trench
Long narrow excavation
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
bunker · parapet · redoubt · sandbag · dugout · barricade · embankment · rampart · strongpoint · emplacement
dump
Waste disposal site
jettison · scrap · forsake · desert · quit · bail · reject · cast off · shed · throw over
dig
Unearth by shoveling
earthwork · spade · excavator · drainage tile · trowel · grade · grading · earthmover · scoop · foundation
evade
Escape by cunning
cut · slip away · lose · shake off · avoid · sidestep · duck · give the slip · abscond · flee
overgrown
Excessively covered in vegetation
silted · muddy · brackish · debris · forgotten · neglected · disrepair · choked · marshy · fetid
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
rollover · accident · spin out · hydroplane · swerve · roadside · embankment · guardrail · totaled · fender
- narrow passagesstrait, canal, gorge, pass, narrows
- slang verbsyeet, slay, vibe, flex, diss
- spacesspace, alcove, compartment, corner, place
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- battle terrainhigh ground, choke point, chokepoint, ridge, hill
- frog habitatspond, swamp, marsh, stream, river
- last ditchFinal desperate attempt
- last-ditch effortFinal attempt before failure
- ditch diggerOne who excavates channels
- ding-dong ditchRing doorbell, then hide
- ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding
- ding dong ditchPranking by ringing doorbells