abscondverb [ I ]
uk/æbˈskɒnd/us/æbˈskɑːnd/abscond verb [ I ] (ESCAPE)
to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere:
Two prisoners absconded last night.
She absconded from boarding school with her boyfriend.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Running away and escaping
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at large idiom
- be on the run idiom
- beat a retreat idiom
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to ground idiom
- heel
- jailbreak
- leg
- loose
- shake sb/sth off
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- stand clear
- throw
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abscond verb [ I ] (STEAL)
to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money:
They absconded with £10,000 of the company's money.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Running away and escaping
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at large idiom
- be on the run idiom
- beat a retreat idiom
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to ground idiom
- heel
- jailbreak
- leg
- loose
- shake sb/sth off
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- stand clear
- throw
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Stealing
absconder
noun [ C ] uk/æbˈskɒn.dər/us/æbˈskɑːn.dɚ/
A 14-year-old absconder from a children's home was found alive and well this morning.