pull up stakes

Verb

Meaning

remove oneself from an association with or participation in

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

leave depart move remove shift exit flee relocate resettle go decamp abscond run off move out go away
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Antonyms

remain stay settle wait anchor await
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Hypernyms

change

Hyponyms

resign quit drop out step-down leave office

Examples

She wants to leave Source: Internet

The teenager left home Source: Internet

She left her position with the Red Cross Source: Internet

He left the Senate after two terms Source: Internet

after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pull up on pull up one's socks pull up short pull up stakes and go pull up stumps pull up the drawbridge