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- verb
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- to depart clandestinely; to steal away and hide [Princeton Review]
- go away suddenly and secretly, esp in order to avoid arrest [Barron]
- to depart secretly and hide oneself [Taisha]
- to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) [Smirnov]
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