Definitions
1.verbTo smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
2.verbTo discard or abandon."Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire."
3.verbTo deliberately crash-land an airplane on water."When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores."
4.verbTo deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey."The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine."
5.verbTo dig ditches."Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching."
6.verbTo dig ditches around."The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding."
7.verbTo throw into a ditch."The engine was ditched and turned on its side."