abandon

Noun

abandon (plural abandons)

1. A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.

Synonyms:

abdicate cede desert forego forsake give up leave

quit relinquish renounce resign retire surrender withdraw from yield

7 letters in word "abandon": A A B D N N O.

No anagrams for abandon found in this word list.

Words found within abandon:

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• Definitions:
• forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" 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" 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" vacate: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" wildness: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
• The term abandonment has a multitude of uses which can generally be broken into legal and extra-legal uses. This "signpost article" provides a guide to the various uses of the word via links to articles that deal with each of the distinct concepts at length.
• Abandon is a thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Buena Vista Distribution internationally in 2002. It was written and directed by Stephen Gaghan and stars Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (played by Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously. ...
• Abandon is an album by Deep Purple, recorded at Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Florida, during 1997/98. Engineered by Darren Schneider. It was released in 1998. ...
• When a rider quits during a race.
• The act of an option holder in electing not to exercise or offset an option.
• To allow an option to expire without exercising it.
• To cease producing hydrocarbons from a well when it becomes unprofitable. Sometimes, before a well is abandoned, some of the casing is removed and salvaged. Usually, one or more cement plugs are placed in the borehole to prevent migration of fluids between the various formations.
• Used in reference to wells, abandonment is a process by which a well is filled and sealed from bottom to top
• When production is stopped from a well that is depleted and no longer capable of producing profitably. A wildcat well may also be abandoned after it has been determined that it will not produce.
• Generally used when an investor chooses not to sell an option before it expires.
• when a user leaves a shopping cart with something in it prior to completing the transaction.
• A race that a race committee or protest committee abandons is void but may be resailed.
• To cease efforts to produce oil or gas from a well , and to plug a depleted formation and salvage all material and equipment.
• The act of not exercising or selling an option before its expiration.
• means to desert, forsake, or absolutely give up an animal without having secured another owner or custodian for the animal or by failing to provide the elements of adequate care for a period of five consecutive days.
• To give up control and responsibility to another, or withdraw protection, support or help.

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