Definition of "levant" [le•vant]

• Chiefly British To leave hurriedly or in secret to avoid unpaid debts. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Le mardi matin en me levant je me prepare et tout et telephone au magasin que je devais une enieme fois relancer si je n'avais pas eu de nouvelles."
• "Not only does it cover the levant, Asia minor and southern Europe but it is a fascinating cultural trek that covers many cultures and languages"
• "Type "ezra levant human rights commission" into Google Blog Search and you'll see what I mean."