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S: (v) go (go%2:38:01::), go away (go_away%2:38:05::), depart (depart%2:38:04::) (move away from a place into another direction) "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
S: (v) leave (leave%2:38:01::), go forth (go_forth%2:38:00::), go away (go_away%2:38:00::) (go away from a place) "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

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S: (v) go out (go_out%2:38:02::) (leave the house to go somewhere) "We never went out when our children were small"

S: (v) date (date%2:41:00::) (go on a date with) "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

S: (v) double-date (double-date%2:41:00::) (go out on a date with a partner and another couple) "let's double date this Saturday"

S: (v) desert (desert%2:38:02::) (leave behind) "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
S: (v) depart (depart%2:38:00::), take leave (take_leave%2:38:00::), quit (quit%2:38:00::) (go away or leave)

S: (v) walk out of (walk_out_of%2:38:00::) (leave, usually as an expression of disapproval)
S: (v) congee (congee%2:38:00::) (depart after obtaining formal permission) "He has congeed with the King"
S: (v) beat a retreat (beat_a_retreat%2:38:00::) (depart hastily)
S: (v) plump out (plump_out%2:38:00::) (depart suddenly) "He plumped out of the house"
S: (v) decamp (decamp%2:38:02::), break camp (break_camp%2:38:00::) (leave a camp) "The hikers decamped before dawn"

S: (v) pop off (pop_off%2:38:00::) (leave quickly)
S: (v) walk off (walk_off%2:38:01::), walk away (walk_away%2:38:00::) (go away from) "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"
S: (v) walk out (walk_out%2:38:00::) (leave abruptly, often in protest or anger) "The customer that was not served walked out"
S: (v) come away (come_away%2:38:00::) (leave in a certain condition) "She came away angry"
S: (v) decamp (decamp%2:38:00::), skip (skip%2:38:02::), vamoose (vamoose%2:38:00::) (leave suddenly) "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
S: (v) scram (scram%2:38:00::), buzz off (buzz_off%2:38:00::), fuck off (fuck_off%2:38:00::), get (get%2:38:15::), bugger off (bugger_off%2:38:00::) (leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form) "Scram!"
S: (v) run off (run_off%2:38:01::), run out (run_out%2:38:02::), bolt (bolt%2:38:01::), bolt out (bolt_out%2:38:00::), beetle off (beetle_off%2:38:00::) (leave suddenly and as if in a hurry) "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
S: (v) ride off (ride_off%2:38:00::), ride away (ride_away%2:38:00::) (ride away on a horse, for example)
S: (v) go out (go_out%2:38:01::) (take the field) "The soldiers went out on missions"
S: (v) tarry (tarry%2:38:00::), linger (linger%2:38:01::) (leave slowly and hesitantly)
S: (v) depart (depart%2:38:01::), part (part%2:38:00::), start (start%2:38:02::), start out (start_out%2:38:00::), set forth (set_forth%2:38:00::), set off (set_off%2:38:00::), set out (set_out%2:38:00::), take off (take_off%2:38:00::) (leave) "The family took off for Florida"

S: (v) take off (take_off%2:38:02::), lift off (lift_off%2:38:00::) (depart from the ground) "The plane took off two hours late"
S: (v) roar off (roar_off%2:38:00::) (leave) "The car roared off into the fog"
S: (v) blaze (blaze%2:38:00::), blaze out (blaze_out%2:38:00::) (move rapidly and as if blazing) "The spaceship blazed out into space"
S: (v) sally forth (sally_forth%2:38:00::), sally out (sally_out%2:38:01::) (set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner)

S: (v) pull out (pull_out%2:38:00::), get out (get_out%2:38:00::) (move out or away) "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"
S: (v) rush off (rush_off%2:38:00::), rush away (rush_away%2:38:00::) (depart in a hurry)
S: (v) scat (scat%2:38:00::), run (run%2:38:04::), scarper (scarper%2:38:00::), turn tail (turn_tail%2:38:00::), lam (lam%2:38:00::), run away (run_away%2:38:00::), hightail it (hightail_it%2:38:00::), bunk (bunk%2:38:00::), head for the hills (head_for_the_hills%2:38:00::), take to the woods (take_to_the_woods%2:38:00::), escape (escape%2:38:02::), fly the coop (fly_the_coop%2:38:00::), break away (break_away%2:38:00::) (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run) "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

S: (v) flee (flee%2:38:00::), fly (fly%2:38:03::), take flight (take_flight%2:38:00::) (run away quickly) "He threw down his gun and fled"

S: (v) break (break%2:38:10::) (make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing) "The ranks broke"
S: (v) stampede (stampede%2:38:00::) (run away in a stampede)
S: (v) abscond (abscond%2:38:00::), bolt (bolt%2:38:02::), absquatulate (absquatulate%2:38:00::), decamp (decamp%2:38:01::), run off (run_off%2:38:02::), go off (go_off%2:38:00::), make off (make_off%2:38:00::) (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"

S: (v) levant (levant%2:38:00::) (run off without paying a debt)

S: (v) elope (elope%2:38:00::), run off (run_off%2:38:03::) (run away secretly with one's beloved) "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
S: (v) escape (escape%2:38:00::), get away (get_away%2:38:00::), break loose (break_loose%2:38:00::) (run away from confinement) "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

S: (v) break (break%2:38:02::), break out (break_out%2:38:00::), break away (break_away%2:38:01::) (move away or escape suddenly) "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
S: (v) shake (shake%2:38:04::), shake off (shake_off%2:38:00::), throw off (throw_off%2:38:00::), escape from (escape_from%2:38:00::) (get rid of) "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
S: (v) elude (elude%2:38:00::), evade (evade%2:38:00::), bilk (bilk%2:38:00::) (escape, either physically or mentally) "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
S: (v) exfiltrate (exfiltrate%2:38:00::) (escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control)
S: (v) slip (slip%2:38:05::) (move smoothly and easily) "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble"
S: (v) run away (run_away%2:38:04::) (escape from the control of) "Industry is running away with us all"
S: (v) escape (escape%2:41:00::), get away (get_away%2:41:00::) (remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion) "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

S: (v) high-tail (high-tail%2:38:00::), hightail (hightail%2:38:00::) (retreat at full speed) "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"
S: (v) defect (defect%2:41:00::), desert (desert%2:41:00::) (desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army) "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

S: (v) rat (rat%2:41:00::) (desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage)

S: (v) skedaddle (skedaddle%2:38:00::) (run away, as if in a panic)

S: (v) slip away (slip_away%2:38:01::), steal away (steal_away%2:38:00::), sneak away (sneak_away%2:38:00::), sneak off (sneak_off%2:38:00::), sneak out (sneak_out%2:38:00::) (leave furtively and stealthily) "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"
S: (v) vacate (vacate%2:38:00::), empty (empty%2:38:00::), abandon (abandon%2:38:00::) (leave behind empty; move out of) "You must vacate your office by tonight"

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S: (v) vanish (vanish%2:39:00::), disappear (disappear%2:39:00::), go away (go_away%2:39:00::) (become invisible or unnoticeable) "The effect vanished when day broke"
S: (v) disappear (disappear%2:30:00::), vanish (vanish%2:30:00::), go away (go_away%2:30:00::) (get lost, as without warning or explanation) "He disappeared without a trace"