I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
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As he reached it, the ground fell away from under him and he rolled down into a deep ditch .
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Researchers dig deep , straight-walled ditches and search up and down the wall of earth for signs of shaking.
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The road - little more than a track with deep ditches on either side - was elevated above the surrounding countryside.
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Thus, the deeper the ditches the higher the track.
■ NOUN
drainage
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Farm drainage ditches ensure that water runs directly into streams rather than being filtered through the soil.
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A drainage ditch , for example, has an impact far beyond itself.
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Much of it is below sea level and only innumerable drainage ditches prevent it from reverting to its natural state.
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A drainage ditch around them would probably do more good than anything else.
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Many drainage ditches are, however, fringed with reeds.
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At one stage the whole congregation went outside to see where the drainage ditch would be sited.
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Bear right to cross the drainage ditch by the stone bridge.
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Puzzling over this, I nearly miss a water rail which scuttles off down a drainage ditch towards the loch of Westsandwick.
irrigation
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Gravel and silt, washed down the mountainside, are clogging his irrigation ditch .
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When it ended, he found himself in the slime at the bottom of an irrigation ditch .
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Several species are regarded as troublesome weeds in rice fields and irrigation ditches .
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At dusk they established a perimeter along the irrigation ditch just outside Thuan Yen.
■ VERB
dig
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Later they dug ditches for drainage but did not raise the natural platforms artificially.
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The rest of the gaggle were going home to dig more ditches and haul more stumps.
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There was a mound of earth that had evidently been dug out of a ditch .
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He lined the shelter with rock and mud to keep out the cold and dug a ditch to divert the rain.
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In the picture are two men, almost interchangeable, working side by side as they dig a ditch .
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I dug ditches along the company road.
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Researchers dig deep, straight-walled ditches and search up and down the wall of earth for signs of shaking.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I fell asleep on the way home and drove my car into a ditch .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And where is the ditch filled with troops?
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Consequently, the crops over the ditch have a different growth rate.
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He joined a 20-member crew, digging ditches and helping to put out hot spots.
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In fact a little further to the north-west this track is cut by a Bronze Age ditch .
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It helps if you have had experience over different types of cross-country jumps - like ditches and water.
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Public works inspectors may specialize in highways, structural steel, reinforced concrete, or ditches.
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Q: Over how large an area were they in the ditch ?
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The rest of the gaggle were going home to dig more ditches and haul more stumps.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Brumfeld apparently ditched the car near Texarkana and fled into the woods.
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I'm mad at Charlene - she ditched me at the party last night.
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If I were you, I'd ditch her.
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Investors ditched stocks that were performing badly.
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Let's ditch school and go to the park.
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The pilot had no choice but to ditch the plane in the Atlantic Ocean.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By luck one engine came to life just as the pilot had prepared the passengers to ditch .
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Having ditched Belladonna, they produced an album burning with an intensity and fury rarely paralleled.
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He could have ditched or landed down south somewhere.
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He has also ditched his briefcase for a backpack to carry his dress shoes.
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My drives still scream off to the right like wounded Harrier jets preparing to ditch .
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My mum, by the way, was ditched by my father before I was born.
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The 24-year-old has now ditched her job.