Noun
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arid land with little or no vegetation
Verb
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leave behind
"the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
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desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"