ditched

ditched · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of ditch; got rid of or abandoned.

  2. 2.

    Left behind or abandoned (a person).

  3. 3.

    Skipped or avoided (an event or obligation).

  4. 4.

    (Of an aircraft) Made a forced landing on water.

Phrases & expressions

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    Got ditched — Was abandoned or left behind.
  • •
    Ditched at the altar — Left by a partner just before a wedding.

Related words

Antonyms: continued, kept, retained
See also: abandoned, ditch, dumped
Synonyms: abandoned, discarded, dropped, dumped

Etymology

Past tense of ditch, from Old English dic ("ditch, dike"). The informal sense of "abandon" developed in American English in the early 20th century.