Ditch vs Brushoff - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between ditch and brushoff

is that ditch is or ditch can be a trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage while brushoff is .

is or ditch can be to discard or abandon.

From earlier deche, from (etyl) dechen, from (etyl) .

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From (etyl) dich, from (etyl) .

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A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.

* ditchdigger * ditch weed * ditcher * ox is in the ditch

To discard or abandon.

Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.

To deliberately crash-land an airplane on the sea.

When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch ; their last location was just south of the Azores.

To 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.

To dig ditches.

Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching .

To dig ditches around.

The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.

To throw into a ditch.

The engine was ditched and turned on its side.

* abandon * discard * dump * jettison * lose * shed * See also

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