abandon
     n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from
          inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {wantonness},
           {unconstraint}]
     2: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of
        his anger" [syn: {wildness}]
     v 1: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the
          empty parking lot"
     2: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.;
        "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in
        marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in
        these negociations" [syn: {give up}]
     3: 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" [syn: {give up}]
     4: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your
        office by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {empty}]
     5: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
        lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {forsake},
         {desolate}, {desert}]