Ditch
Ditch verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
How words are described
| similar | similar ditch | similar shell |
| small | small ditch | small shell |
| large | large ditch | large shell |
| new | new ditch | new shell |
| Other adjectives: last, giant, anti-tank. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Dynamix game,Heart of China features a mandatory shell game in Instabul, as a last-ditch effort to make some sorely-needed money.
Source: Shell Game -
In the Mu ending, Sameluck sacrifices himself to protect Lutia from Heavy Arms Shell's last-ditch attack.
Source: Video Game / Darius -
It Won't Turn Off: After a Sherman tank is hit by a shell, Bull Randleman has to keep crawling along a ditch because the tank keeps trundling towards him, despite being in flames and likely to explode any moment.
Source: Series / Band of Brothers
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Shell and Ditch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/shell
Ditch & Shell. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/shell>.
Shell or Ditch. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/shell.
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