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ditch vs excavate

excavate vs ditch

ditch is a noun but excavate is not a noun.

ditch and excavate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ditch Yes No Yes No
excavate No No Yes No
As verbs, excavate is a hypernym of ditch; that is, excavate is a word with a broader meaning than ditch:
  • ditch: cut a trench in, as for drainage
  • excavate: remove the inner part or the core of
Other hypernyms of ditch include dig, hollow.
ditch (noun) excavate (noun)
a long narrow excavation in the earth
any small natural waterway
ditch (verb) excavate (verb)
crash or crash-land find by digging in the ground
cut a trench in, as for drainage remove the inner part or the core of
make an emergency landing on water form by hollowing
forsake recover through digging
throw away
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
Difference between ditch and excavate

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