abscond (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *abscond*:
VERB	motion	abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off	run away

abscond > pronunciation
Sounds	aebskaa'nd
Rhymes	beyond ... wand: 13 rhymes with aand...

English > *abscond*: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaning	run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
Synonyms	bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off
Narrower	levant	run off without paying a debt
Broader	flee, fly, take flight	run away quickly
Spanish	escapar, esfumarse, fugarse
Catalan	fugir
Nouns	absconder	a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
Nouns	abscondment	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)

HyperDic: abscond