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| bundle |
to depart quickly or without the usual formalities (usu. fol. by "off," "out", or the like). [1/6 definitions] |
| digressive |
tending to digress or depart from the main subject. |
| exit |
to go out; depart. [1/7 definitions] |
| leave1 |
to depart or go away from. [3/10 definitions] |
| new wave |
(sometimes cap.) any of various new movements or styles that depart radically from established ones, esp. in the arts or popular culture. |
| quit |
to go away from; leave; depart. [1/8 definitions] |
| revisionism |
any doctrine or view of history that departs from a longstanding or widely accepted doctrine or view, esp. from orthodox Marxism, or that advocates practices that depart from it. |
| sally |
to set out or depart, esp. with energy or vigor. [1/7 definitions] |
| split |
(old-fashioned; slang) to leave; depart. [1/16 definitions] |
| stirrup cup |
a farewell drink, esp. for a mounted rider about to depart. |
| take a hike |
(slang) to depart because one is not wanted. |
| vanish |
to leave quickly; depart unnoticed. [1/4 definitions] |
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