ditching
Ditching (noun, also used as a verb in gerund form) - The act of digging or repairing ditches: The process of creating or maintaining trenches, typically for drainage, irrigation, or boundary purposes. - Example: The farmer spent the morning ditching to improve water flow in the fields. (The farmer was digging ditches to help water drain.) - The act of abandoning or getting rid of something or someone (informal, especially in modern usage): The action of deliberately leaving or discarding something or someone, often to avoid trouble or responsibility. - Example: He considered ditching his old car because it kept breaking down. (He thought about abandoning his old car.) - The act of making an emergency landing on water (aviation slang, from "to ditch"): The forced landing of an aircraft on water. - Example: The pilot performed a successful ditching after the engine failed. (The pilot landed the plane on water safely.)
- Noun (drainage work):
- The company specializes in ditching for agricultural projects. (They focus on digging ditches for farms.)
- Verb gerund (abandonment):
- She regretted ditching her friends at the party. (She felt bad about leaving her friends behind.)
- Verb gerund (aviation):
- The crew trained for emergency ditching procedures. (They practiced landing aircraft on water.)
- "Ditching class": The act of intentionally skipping school or a lesson without permission.
- The students were caught ditching class to go to the mall. (They were found skipping school.)
- "Ditching a plan": Abandoning a previously agreed-upon course of action.
- After the storm warning, they decided on ditching the hiking trip. (They canceled the trip due to the weather.)
- Ditch (noun): A long, narrow trench dug in the ground.
- The water flowed along the ditch beside the road.
- Ditch (verb): To dig a ditch; also, to abandon or get rid of.
- They ditched the old furniture when they moved. (They threw away the old furniture.)
- Ditcher (noun): A person or machine that digs ditches.
- The ditcher cleared the field of excess water. (The machine dug drainage trenches.)
- For ditching (digging): trenching, excavating, channeling.
- For ditching (abandoning): discarding, dumping, jettisoning, leaving, forsaking.
- For ditching (aviation): water landing, emergency landing on water.
- Ditch in: To land an aircraft in water.
- The plane had to ditch in the ocean due to fuel shortage. (The plane made an emergency water landing.)
- Ditch out: To leave or escape quickly.
- He ditched out of the meeting early. (He left the meeting before it ended.)
- "Last-ditch effort": A final, desperate attempt to achieve something.
- They made a last-ditch effort to save the company from bankruptcy. (They tried one final time to prevent failure.)
- "Ditch the habit": To stop a bad habit or behavior.
- She decided to ditch the habit of smoking for good. (She quit smoking permanently.)