To abandon somebody, leaving him or her holding the responsibility or blame.
To remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
Of a maroon color
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
An idiot; a fool.
An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.