DITCHING
/ˈdɪtʃɪŋ/
15
Scrabble
17
WWF
D(2) I(1) T(1) C(3) H(4) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈdɪtʃɪŋ/
verb
- To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
verb
- 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 water.“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.”
noun
- A deliberate crash landing on the sea.
Source: Wiktionary
