(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a pupil who stays away from school without permission.
N-COUNT
2.
If a pupil ~s, he or she stays away from school without permission.
In his fourth year he was ~ing regularly.
VERB: V
~ing
Truanting is a small but growing problem in primary schools.
= truancy
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If a pupil plays ~, he or she stays away from school without permission.
She was getting into trouble over playing ~ from school.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR from n