Definitions

take a powder

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abandon v.
blow v.
escape v.
go v.
lam v.

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

blow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

STRONG

depart split

WEAK

hit the road take a hike

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come come in

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish

STRONG

abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip

WEAK

bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away with get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk

STRONG

accept aid assist help

WEAK

capture remain

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flee fly leave move pass progress retire travel

STRONG

abscond approach cruise decamp depart escape exit fare hie hightail journey lam mosey near quit repair split vamoose wend withdraw

WEAK

beat it bug out get away get going get lost get off hit the road light out make a break for it make for make one's way move out pull out push off push on run along run away set off shove off skip out take a hike take flight take leave take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay stop

STRONG

arrive wait

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

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take a powder

And on that note, we have to take a powder.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2011

Grinning as he displays his knowledge of underworld argot, Soustelle recalls: "I decided to take a powder."

From Time Magazine Archive

When should we be scared to take advantage of a swoon and instead take a powder and lock in the gains of the greatest bull market of all time?

From Time Magazine Archive

At this point, indeed, many customers will be tempted to take a powder.

From Time Magazine Archive

At eight o’clock in the evening he will eat some miserable rubbish they get in exchange for their food tickets, then he will take a powder for his headache and work on.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

take a powder

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