abandon
- sense 1: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
- abandon
- discard fling toss toss_out toss_away chuck_out cast_aside dispose throw_out cast_out throw_away cast_away put_away
- sense 2: 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 in these negociations"
- abandon give_up
- sense 3: 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"
- abandon give_up
- sense 4: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
- vacate empty abandon
- sense 5: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- abandon forsake desolate desert