<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.</li><li>any open passage or trench, as a natural channel or waterway.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to dig a ditch or ditches in or around.</li><li>to derail (a train) or drive or force (an automobile, bus, etc.) into a ditch.</li><li>to crash-land on water and abandon (an airplane).</li><li>Slang: to get rid of: I ditched that old hat of yours.</li><li>to escape from: He ditched the cops by driving down an alley.</li><li>to absent oneself from (school or a class) without permission or an acceptable reason.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to dig a ditch.</li><li>(of an aircraft or its crew) to crash-land in water and abandon the sinking aircraft.</li><li>Slang: to be truant; play hooky.</li></ul>