Synset

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

sample sentences

"The mother deserted her children"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desertion deserter deserter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

expose walk out ditch strand, maroon