Ditch and Lose

Ditch

Ditch verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: we ditched the old table at the town dump

Lose and ditch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lose" instead a verb "Ditch".

Nearby Words: ditched, ditching, ditcher

Lose

Lose verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview

Ditch and lose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ditch" instead a verb "Lose". informal substitute

Nearby Words: loser, losing

Common collocations

arm ditch arm lose arm
part ditch part lose part
family ditch family lose family
chance ditch chance lose chance
Other words: weight, fight, items, friends, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Transformers Generation 1 Dirty Coward: Decepticons are known to ditch the field the moment they lose their advantage.
  • Literature / The Rescuers Throwing Your Sword Always Works: In The Rescuers, it is Bernard's desperate, last ditch throwing of his dagger that causes the villain to lose his grip on the ladder, leading to his ultimate defeat.
  • Throwing Your Sword Always Works In The Rescuers (the novel upon which the Disney film was based), it is Bernard's desperate, last ditch throwing of his dagger that causes the villain to lose his grip on the ladder, leading to his ultimate defeat.
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