abandon in WordNet English dictionary

1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
   "she danced with abandon"
   abandon  wantonness  unconstraint 
   
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
   "the wildness of his anger"
   wildness  abandon 
   

1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
   "The mother deserted her children"
   abandon  forsake  desolate  desert 
   
2. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
   "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
   abandon  give up 
   
3. leave behind empty; move out of
   "You must vacate your office by tonight"
   vacate  empty  abandon 
   
4. forsake, leave behind
   "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
   abandon 
   
5. give up with the intent of never claiming again
   "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
   abandon  give up