leave over

English

Verb

leave over (third-person singular simple present leaves over, present participle leaving over, simple past and past participle left over)

1. (British) To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.

   The family leaves over enough food from Sunday dinner for Monday lunch and dinner.

2. Give over; stop it!
   • 1924, Collier's, volume 73, page 92:

     "Oh, leave over!" he whispered urgently.

Anagrams

• overleave