Abscond
[əb'skɒnd;æb-] or [əb'skɑnd]
Definition
(verb.) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; 'The thief made off with our silver'; 'the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe'.
Typist: Sadie--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
(v. i.) To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.
(v. t.) To hide; to conceal.
Editor: Lucia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Withdraw, flee, fly, decamp, escape, elope, retreat, bolt, make off, steal away, slink away, slip away, run away, run off, sneak off, pack off, effect one's escape.[2]. Hide, secrete one's self.
Editor: Rufus
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Decamp, bolt, depart, disappear, steal_away, run_off, hide, withdraw, retreat
ANT:Show, emerge, appear
Inputed by Abner
Definition
v.i. to hide or quit the country in order to escape a legal process.
Typist: Richard
Unserious Contents or Definition
v.i. To 'move in a mysterious way commonly with the property of another.
Typist: Yvette
Examples
- She absconded a debtor, darted to her father, and took refuge on his knee. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Your father has absconded—deserted you—and you mustn't expect to see him again as long as you live. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The other principal, you say, has absconded, ma'am? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Instantly, he absconded, and came over here. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Terrence