Defect and Turn tail

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Turn tail and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn tail" instead a verb "Defect".

Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Turn tail verb - Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

Defect and turn tail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb phrase "Turn tail".