Found 3 items, similar to Deserting.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: desert
gurun, jasa, membelot, membiarkan, membolos, meninggalkan, padang pasir, pahala, sunyi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: desert
desert
adj : located in a dismal or remote area; desolate;
“a desert
island”;
“a godforsaken wilderness crossroads”;
“a wild
stretch of land”;
“waste places” [syn:
godforsaken,
waste,
wild]
desert
n : an arid region with little or no vegetation
desert
v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
lurch;
“The mother deserted her children” [syn:
abandon,
forsake,
desolate]
2: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to
join the opposing cause, country, or army;
“If soldiers
deserted Hitler's army, they were shot” [syn:
defect]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Deserting
Desert
\De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Deserted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus,
p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d
Desert.]
1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by
and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to
forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of
localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause,
one's country.
“The deserted fortress.” --Prescott.
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2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake
in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the
army; to desert one's colors.
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