Ditch (Verb)
Meaning 2
Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- After catching him cheating, she ditched him without a second thought.
- The record label ditched the band when their album didn't chart well.
- He ditched his fiancée just hours before the wedding, leaving her heartbroken.
- The actress ditched the production company that had supported her early in her career.
- She ditched her unpopular boyfriend for a charming celebrity she met at a party.
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Meaning 4
Crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 5
Cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.