Definition of "leav" []

• A simplified spelling of leave. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Limbaugh backtracks on threat to “leav [e] the country” if health reform passes"
• "-- Each writer had to advance the overall plot, "tie up some story threads left by those who have gone before," and "leav [e] new story threads for those who follow.""
• "Advisers who choose to tell clients they are leav ing should be selective, says Mr. Santangelo, to minimize the chances that their firm will learn of their pending departure before they're ready to leave."