ditch
English Thesaurus
1. a long narrow excavation in the earth (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | excavation, |
definition | : | a hole in the ground made by excavating (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | drainage ditch, |
definition | : | a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | irrigation ditch, |
definition | : | a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | ha-ha, haw-haw, sunk fence, |
definition | : | a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | trench, |
definition | : | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | trench, |
definition | : | any long ditch cut in the ground (noun.artifact) |
2. any small natural waterway (noun.object)
hypernym | : | waterway, |
definition | : | a navigable body of water (noun.object) |
3. cut a trench in, as for drainage (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | dig, excavate, hollow, |
definition | : | remove the inner part or the core of (verb.contact) |
4. crash or crash-land (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | crash, |
definition | : | cause to crash (verb.contact) |
5. make an emergency landing on water (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | crash land, |
definition | : | make an emergency landing (verb.motion) |
6. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly (verb.possession)
7. throw away (verb.possession)
hypernym | : | abandon, |
definition | : | forsake, leave behind (verb.possession) |
8. forsake (verb.possession)
9. a long narrow excavation in the earth (noun.artifact)
10. cut a trench in, as for drainage (verb.contact)
derivation | : | ditch, |
definition | : | a long narrow excavation in the earth (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | trench, |
definition | : | any long ditch cut in the ground (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | ditch, |
definition | : | any small natural waterway (noun.object) |
derivation | : | trencher, |
definition | : | someone who digs trenches (noun.person) |
11. a long narrow excavation in the earth (noun.artifact)
12. cut a trench in, as for drainage (verb.contact)
derivation | : | ditch, |
definition | : | a long narrow excavation in the earth (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | trench, |
definition | : | any long ditch cut in the ground (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | ditch, |
definition | : | any small natural waterway (noun.object) |
derivation | : | trencher, |
definition | : | someone who digs trenches (noun.person) |
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