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View usage for: phraseIf people abandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking. The officers and crew prepared to abandon ship in an orderly fashion. Synonyms: evacuate, quit, withdraw from, vacate More Synonyms of abandon ship See full dictionary entry for abandonabandon ship in British Englishthe order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats See full dictionary entry for abandonExamples of 'abandon ship' in a sentenceabandon ship The crew abandoned ship and took shelter in a nearby village.The Japanese crew and guards abandoned ship.When customs officials boarded her they found no evidence that anyone had been on board, or that the crew had abandoned ship due to distress. The crew prepared to abandon ship. See abandonAdditional synonymsDefinition to leave (a place) Police were called when he refused to quit the building. Synonyms leave, depart from, go out of, abandon, desert, exit, withdraw from, forsake, go away from, pull out from, decamp from, take off (informal), pack your bags (informal) Definition to cause (something) to be empty by leaving I vacated the flat and went back to stay with my parents. Synonyms leave, quit, move out of, give up, withdraw from, evacuate, depart from, go away from, leave empty, relinquish possession of Nearby words ofabandon ship - aback
- abaft
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- abandon yourself to something
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