leave in the lurch

verb as in abandon

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betray
desert
leave helpless
leave high and dry
leave holding the bag
leave in trouble
let down
play one false

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abdicate

verbas in give up a right, position, or power

abandon
abjure
abnegate
bag it
bail out
cede
demit
drop
forgo
give in/give up
leave
leave high and dry
leave holding the bag
leave in the lurch
opt out
quit
quitclaim
relinquish
renounce
resign
retire
sell out
step down
surrender
vacate
waive
withdraw
yield

bolt

verbas in run quickly away

abscond
bail out
bound
cop out
cut loose
cut out
dart
dash
ditch
drop out
dump
escape
flee
fly
hightail
hotfoot
hurtle
jump
kiss goodbye
leap
leave flat
leave high and dry
leave holding the bag
leave in the lurch
make a break for it
make off
make tracks
opt out
run like scared rabbit
run out on
rush
scamper
scoot
skedaddle
skip
split
spring
sprint
start
startle
step on it
take flight
take off
walk out on

desert

verbas in abandon, defect

abscond
apostatize
bail out
beach
betray
bolt
check out
chuck
cop out
crawl out
decamp
depart
duck
escape
flee
fly
forsake
give in/give up
go
go AWOL
go back/go back on
go over the hill
go west
jilt
leave
leave high and dry
leave in the lurch
leave stranded
light
maroon
opt out
play truant
pull out
quit
relinquish
renounce
resign
run out on
sneak off
split
strand
take a hike
take off
tergiversate
throw over
vacate
violate oath
walk

deserting

verbas in abandon, defect

abscond
apostatize
bail out
beach
betray
bolt
check out
chuck
cop out
crawl out
decamp
depart
duck
escape
flee
fly
forsake
give in/give up
go
go AWOL
go back/go back on
go over the hill
go west
jilt
leave
leave high and dry
leave in the lurch
leave stranded
light
maroon
opt out
play truant
pull out
quit
relinquish
renounce
resign
run out on
sneak off
split
strand
take a hike
take off
tergiversate
throw over
vacate
violate oath
walk

disappoint

verbas in sadden, dismay; frustrate

abort
baffle
balk
bring to naught
bungle
cast down
chagrin
circumvent
come to nothing
dash
dash hopes
deceive
delude
disconcert
disenchant
disgruntle
dishearten
disillusion
dissatisfy
dumbfound
embitter
fail
fall down on
fall flat
fall short of
foil
founder
hamper
hinder
leave in the lurch
let down
miscarry
mislead
not show
put out
ruin prospects
stand up
tease
thwart
torment
underwhelm
vex

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