Abandon - Definition

n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom
from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn:
abandon, wantonness, unconstraint]
2: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of
his anger" [syn: wildness, abandon]
v 1: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the
empty parking lot"
2: give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon
your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-
husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning
victim up for dead" [syn: abandon, give up]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office
by tonight" [syn: vacate, empty, abandon]
4: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He
abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage";
"Both sides have to give up some claims in these
negotiations" [syn: abandon, give up]
5: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
"The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon,
forsake, desolate, desert]