Clues for the word "ABANDON"

We've had 61 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 220 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 10, 2026.

Definition of abandon

v. t. - To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
v. t. - To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.
v. t. - Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
v. t. - To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.
v. - Abandonment; relinquishment.
n. - A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.