#1 desert v. [abandon, forsake, desolate] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children". wn
#2 desert n. arid land with little or no vegetation. wn
#3 desert v. [defect] desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot". wn
#4 desert v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period". wn
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