Ditch and Quit

Ditch

Ditch verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Usage example: ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior

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

Nearby Words: ditched, ditching, ditcher

Quit

Quit verb - To cause to remain behind.
Usage example: he quit the house sometime around nine this morning and hasn't been seen since

Ditch and quit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ditch" instead a verb "Quit".

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

Common collocations

work ditch work quit work
group ditch group quit group
team ditch team quit team
school ditch school quit school

Both words in one sentence

  • In Kingdom Hearts, neither Roxas nor Xion ditch their Organization XIII coats after they quit the Organization.
  • Franchise / Kingdom Hearts Still Wearing the Old Colors: Neither Roxas nor Xion ditch their Organization XIII cloaks after they quit the organization.
  • Of course, the episode has An Aesop of "guns are bad" (Jett's father, a sheriff, had to shoot a criminal on duty and is traumatized by the event), so in the end Jett and the entire remainder of the crew threaten to quit, so the producer has no choice but to scrap the episode and ditch the guns idea.
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