A Quick and Simple Dictionary

leave

1. Verb.  (transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
2. Verb.  (transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.
5. Verb.  (transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
6. Verb.  (transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).
7. Verb.  (intransitive) To depart; to go away from a certain place or state.
8. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To remain (behind); to stay.
9. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
10. Noun.  (cricket) (non-gloss definition, the action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball) .
11. Noun.  Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
12. Noun.  (dated, or) Permission.
13. Noun.  (dated) Farewell, departure.
14. Verb.  (intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed..