| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again: abandon, desert3, forsake, quit, throw over. Idioms: run out on, walk out on. See KEEP. 2. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal : cut out, push off, shove off. Slang : blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH. 3. To give (property) to another person after one's death: will. Law : bequeath, devise. See GIVE, LAW. 4. To relinquish one's engagement in or occupation with: demit, quit, resign, terminate. See CONTINUE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | leave off To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, quit, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal : swear off. Slang : lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See CONTINUE. leave off 1. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example): break, cut out, give up, stop. Slang : kick. See CONTINUE. 2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, halt1, quit, stall1, stop, surcease. Idioms: come to a halt (or standstill) (or stop) . See CONTINUE.
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