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drop out collapse: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"; leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

renege collapse: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

AWOL collapse: one who is away or absent without leave; having deserted your post or station without leave

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

French leave collapse: an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

jilt collapse: a woman who jilts a lover; cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride"

crave collapse: plead or ask for earnestly; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

maroon collapse: an exploding firework used as a warning signal; a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color; a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"; of dark brownish to purplish red; leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"; leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

weekend collapse: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday; spend the weekend

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

sabbatical collapse: a leave usually taken every seventh year; of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"; of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"

disappearance collapse: the act of leaving secretly or without explanation; the event of passing out of sight; ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

jettison collapse: throw as from an airplane; throw away, of something encumbering

apologize collapse: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

emigrate collapse: leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

malinger collapse: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

absence collapse: failure to be present; the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"

secede collapse: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

slip away collapse: leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

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