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Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.

To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

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

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

To discard or abandon.

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

To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

Example: 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.

Example: The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.

To dig ditches.

Example: Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.