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abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" |
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wantonness,
unconstraint |
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unrestraint the quality of lacking restraint
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abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" |
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forsake,
desolate,
desert |
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leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
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expose abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
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walk out leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"
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ditch crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
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maroon,
strand leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
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abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" |
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cast aside,
toss away,
toss out,
discard,
cast away,
chuck out,
cast out,
throw away,
fling,
dispose,
throw out,
toss,
put away throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
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chuck,
ditch pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
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dispense with forgo or do or go without
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forfeit,
throw overboard,
waive,
forego,
forgo,
give up lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
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consign give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
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abandon - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" |
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cave in,
fall in,
founder,
give way,
collapse,
give,
break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
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move over,
ease up,
give way,
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"
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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" |
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foreswear,
relinquish,
renounce,
quit turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
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