ditch

v. dig a narrow channel in the ground, dig a canal; throw, get rid of, abandon

n. long narrow channel dug in the ground

For use of the ditch as obstacles for horses, see ditch (obstacle) A ditch is usually defined as a small to moderate depression created to channel water. A ditch can be used for drainage, to drain water from low lying areas, alongside roadways or fields, or to channel water from a more distant source for plant irrigation. A trench can be defined as a long narrow ditch. Ditches are commonly seen around farmland especially in areas that have required drainage, such as The Fens in the UK and the pro-water management Netherlands.
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Noun
1. a long narrow excavation in the earth
(hypernym) excavation, hole in the ground
(hyponym) drainage ditch
(derivation) trench
2. any small natural waterway
(hypernym) waterway
(derivation) trench
Verb
1. forsake; "ditch a lover"
(hypernym) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
2. throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
(synonym) chuck
(hypernym) abandon
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
3. 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"
(synonym) dump
(hypernym) get rid of, remove
4. make an emergency landing on water
(hypernym) crash land
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
5. crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
(hypernym) crash
6. cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
(synonym) trench
(hypernym) excavate, dig, hollow

(v. t.)
To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and turned on its side.
  

(v. t.)
To surround with a ditch.
  

(v. t.)
To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
  

(v. i.)
To dig a ditch or ditches.
  

(n.)
Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
  

(n.)
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a moat or a fosse.
  

To dream of falling in a ditch, denotes degradation and personal loss; but if you jump over it, you will live down any suspicion of wrong-doing.