1) a deep, long channel dug in or between fields, at the sides of a road etc, used to hold or carry off water (ditch)
2) a stone or metal spout, usually in the form of a strange-looking human or animal head, used to carry off rainwater from the roof of a building (gargoyle)
3) a person who sews; an underground pipe etc used to carry off sewage (sewer)
to keep or lead away a person unlawfully, especially by force
take by force and without permission
to steal (a child) (especially in order to demand payment for her or his return)
abduct; hold for ransom
to take something away, off or out (from a place); to dismiss a person (which is more usual)
lift or move object; take off, away
to take (a person's property) secretly and without right
take something without permission
to do well (in something one is trying to do); to come next after a person and take her or his place
attain good outcome
