(UK) A period of paid leave before termination of employment. / (UK) A period of absence from a particular sector of industry due to non-compete contract clauses, after the end of a term of employment.

A sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission.

A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.

Free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.

Having relatively broad leaves

To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, out.

(Britain) To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed. / Give over; stop it!

The process of saying goodbye. / The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)

(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.

A period of time during which a person is absent from work or other duty for a reason other than normal holidays/vacation; may be paid or unpaid.