ditch vs forsake

ditch is a noun but forsake is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ditch	Yes	No	Yes	No
forsake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forsake is a hypernym of ditch; that is, forsake is a word with a broader meaning than ditch:

Other hypernyms of ditch include abandon, desert, desolate.

ditch (noun)	forsake (noun)
a long narrow excavation in the earth
any small natural waterway

ditch (verb)	forsake (verb)
crash or crash-land	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
cut a trench in, as for drainage
make an emergency landing on water
forsake
throw away
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly