Levant

le·vant [li-vant] 
verb (used without object), British Slang.
1. to run away or hide, usually to avoid paying debts.
==Origin==
1750-60; perhaps < Spanish levantar to lift (Compare levantar el campo to break camp, leave), frequentative of levar < Latin levāre
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