Abandoned or stolen bikes are being sold at police auctions.
an abused and abandoned child
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Both areas include extensive abandoned mine workings for coal and, locally, oil-shale.
First introduced in 1989, Adopt-a-Pet aims to highlight the plight of abandoned animals and encourage more responsible pet ownership.
Nevertheless, he felt abandoned and betrayed by the women in his life.
She is now liable for the wasted costs of her abandoned case - more than £1,000.
They examine abandoned nests for prey remains, dissect pellets and talk frequently to local shepherds.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►an abandoned baby
(=left somewhere by a mother who does not want it)· The abandoned baby was found under a hedge.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounabandonmentadjectiveabandonedverbabandon
1an abandoned building, car, boat etc has been left by the people who owned or used it: The car was found abandoned in Bristol. the demolition of abandoned buildings2[only before noun] an abandoned person or animal has been left completely alone by the person that was looking after them3literary behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way