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