ditch

Meanings

• a long narrow excavation in the earth
• any small natural waterway
• forsake
  • "ditch a lover"
• throw away
• sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
• make an emergency landing on water
• crash or crash-land
  • "ditch a car"
  • "ditch a plane"
• cut a trench in, as for drainage
  • "ditch the land to drain it"

Synonyms

chuck, dump, trench