Shak.
6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit --
with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the
hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.
Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way.
Matt. v. 24.
The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
Shak.
7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large
estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.
To leave alone. (a) To leave in solitude. (b) To desist or refrain from
having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone. -- To leave
off. (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at
six o'clock. (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth. (c)
To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit. -- To leave out, to omit; as,
to leave out a word or name in writing. -- To leave to one's self, to
let (one) be alone; to cease caring for (one).
Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon; relinquish; deliver;
bequeath; give up; forego; resign; surrender; forbear. See Quit.