ETYM Latin desertio: cf. French désertion.
Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; SYN. abandonment, defection.

1. A means or way of escaping.
2. An avoidance of danger or difficulty.
3. An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; SYN. escapism.
4. The act of escaping physically; SYN. flight.
5. The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; SYN. leak, leakage, outflow.
6. (Botany) A plant originally cultivated but now growing wild. + prikaži više

ETYM AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, from fleógan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, from fleón to flee, German flucht a fleeing, Swed. flykt, German flug a flying, Swed. flygt, Dutch vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. Related to Flee, Fly.
1. An instance of traveling by air; SYN. flying.
2. A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports.
3. A formation of aircraft in flight.
4. A set of steps between one floor or landing and the next; SYN. flight of stairs, flight of steps.
5. A unit of the US air force smaller than a squadron.
6. A flock of flying birds.
7. Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds. + prikaži više

A rapid escape (as by criminals); SYN. lam.
When you escape from people who want to capture or hurt you, you make a getaway.

ETYM Akin to Dutch lek leaky, a leak, German leck, Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. laek leaky, a leak, Swed. läck; cf. as. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Related to Leak.
(Homonym: leek).
1. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
2. Unauthorized (esp. deliberate) disclosure of confidential information.
3. Soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi.
4. (Slang) A euphemism for urination; SYN. wetting, making water, passing water. + prikaži više