ABSCOND

v. 25B6; verb RUN AWAY, escape, bolt, flee, make off, take flight, take off, decamp; make a break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, steal away, sneak away; informal do a moonlight flit, clear out, cut and run, show a clean pair of heels, skedaddle, skip, head for the hills, do a disappearing act, fly the coop, take French leave, scarper, vamoose; Brit. informal do a bunk, do a runner; N. Amer. informal take a powder.