intransitive. To go away, esp. hurriedly, surreptitiously, or in secret, from where one is expected or required to stay; to abscond, desert, etc…

gen. To run away, escape, abscond.

intransitive. To abscond. Obsolete.

intransitive. To hide oneself; to flee into hiding, or to an inaccessible place; to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to elude a creditor…

intransitive. To go evasively or slyly; to slink, to sneak away, out, etc. †rarely said of things.

To go away promptly or suddenly; to make off at once, take oneself off: often said of criminals and persons eluding the officers of the law.

intransitive. To steal away, ‘bolt’. Now esp. of a betting man or gamester: To abscond.

intransitive. To depart quickly, to flee; = abscond, v. 3.

To hasten, hurry, move lightly and rapidly; to make off, abscond. Also with out and as to skip it. Now colloquial.

intransitive. Chiefly North American slang. To escape, abscond, make off, slip away; to depart hastily. Frequently with out.

Transferred uses. slang. to shoot the cat: To vomit. shot in the neck (U.S.): drunk. to shoot one's grandmother (U.S.): see quot. 1855. to shoot the…

To move, go, walk, etc., in a stealthy or slinking manner; to creep or steal furtively, as if ashamed… U.S. colloquial. To make off quietly.

intransitive. Australian colloquial. Of a person: to desert, decamp; to abscond. Also: to desist, give up. Cf. to shoot through at shoot, v. 2e.

U.S. to take a run-out powder (colloquial): to leave; to flee, abscond; cf. powder, n.1 phrases 3.