Толковый словарь английского языка - ditch
Ditch
ditch
I. noun Etymology: Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ~; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike Date: before 12th century a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage), II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to enclose with a ~, to dig a ~ in, to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water, 3. to get rid of ; discard , to end association with ; leave , intransitive verb to dig a ~, to crash-land at sea
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n. & v. --n. 1 a long narrow excavated channel esp. for drainage or to mark a boundary. 2 a watercourse, stream, etc. --v. 1 intr. make or repair ditches (hedging and ditching). 2 tr. provide with ditches; drain. 3 tr. sl. leave in the lurch; abandon. 4 tr. colloq. a bring (an aircraft) down on the sea in an emergency. b drive (a vehicle) into a ditch. 5 intr. colloq. (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on the sea. 6 tr. sl. defeat; frustrate. 7 tr. US derail (a train). Phrases and idioms ditch-water stagnant water in a ditch. dull as ditch-water extremely dull. last ditch a place of final desperate defence (fight to the last ditch). Derivatives ditcher n. Etymology: OE dic, of unkn. orig.: cf. DIKE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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