Word-Wise. Abscond

This must be easy week....

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Word of the Day for Thursday, October 18, 2007

abscond \ab-SKOND\, intransitive verb:

To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid arrest or prosecution.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

When I was a child, I often absconded with my baby brother's chocolate milk bottle.

 

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
As I get older, someone seems to be absconding my time!
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
The suspect absconded with the evidence.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

I'm going to abscond from this article.  *sneak away*

~Zoo

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
(and the double post isn't helping)
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
(and the double post isn't helping)


Don't ya hate when you try to make a graceful exit and then trip on the carpet? Heh.

Oh and it helped me....
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
The absonding theives were caught after crashing into a culvert