What is the meaning of desert?

noun

  • Arid land with little or no vegetation.

verb

  • Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
    • usage: "The mother deserted her children"
  • Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
    • usage: "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
  • Leave behind.
    • usage: "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
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