Other Definitions abandon (enc)
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Abandon| Noun | 1. | abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" | | | 2. | abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" | | | Verb | 1. | abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" chuck, ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably | | | 2. | abandon - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"ease up, give way, move over, yield, give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" | | | 3. | abandon - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" | | | 4. | abandon - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" | | | 5. | abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned" walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children" ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover" maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned" | |
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