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- Dictionaryab·scond/abˈskänd/
verb
- 1. leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft: "she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars"
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: to depart secretly and hide oneself. He absconded with the stolen money. absconder noun. Did you know? In “Take the Money and Run,” a 1976 earworm by the Steve Miller Band, the singer punctuates a song about teenage bandits with the catchy refrain “Go on, take the money and run.”
verb (used without object) to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money. Synonyms: bolt, decamp. abscond. / əbˈskɒnd / verb. intr to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment. Discover More. Derived Forms.
to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money: abscond with They think they know who absconded with the funds from the bake sale. abscond with humorous Someone absconded with my pen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money: abscond with They think they know who absconded with the funds from the bake sale. abscond with humorous Someone absconded with my pen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Abscond is to escape, often taking something along. As a kid, you may have absconded from your lemonade stand — with the coffee can of cash in hand, and your bewildered sister still filling cups for your customers.
1. verb. If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. [formal] He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded. [VERB] A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year. [VERB + from] Synonyms: escape, flee, get away, bolt More Synonyms of abscond. 2. verb.
The phrase "to levant," meaning to abscond, especially of one who runs away leaving debts unpaid, particularly of a betting man or gambler, is taken from the Span.
abscond - 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". absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt. levant - run off without paying a debt.
Definition of abscond verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used without object) to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money. Synonyms: bolt, decamp. abscond. / əbˈskɒnd / verb. intr to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment. Discover More. Derived Forms.
