ditch

n 1: a long narrow excavation in the earth

2: any small natural waterway

v 1: forsake; "ditch a lover"

2: throw away (slang); "Chuck these old notes" [syn: {chuck}]

3: make an emergency landing on water

4: crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"

5: cut a drainage tench in; "ditch the land to drain it" [syn:

{trench}]