\Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Ditches}. [OE. dich, orig. the
same word as dik. See {Dike}.]
1. 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}.
2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of
   the earth.

\Ditch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ditched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ditching}.]
1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or
   ditches; as, to ditch moist land.
2. To surround with a ditch. --Shak.
3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and
   turned on its side.

\Ditch\, v. i.
To dig a ditch or ditches. --Swift.