"jilt" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dʒɪlt/ Audio: en-us-jilt.ogg [US] Forms: jilt [canonical], jilts [third-person, singular], jilted [past], jilted [past, participle], jilting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To not marry, to break an engagement suddenly, to leave one standing at the altar.
    Sense id: simple-jilt-en-verb-0B1bZTI4
     
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