To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry.
To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
To depart.
To quantify.
To remove.
To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
To become successful, to flourish.