Contribute to our Open Dictionary. 1  1. to pour wine out of one container and into another so that the sediment is left behind Synonyms and related words. Relating to wines and spirits:age, breathe, decant... 2  2. informal to move someone from one place to another Synonyms and related words. To send someone somewhere:send, ship, relocate...
Leaving on a Jet Plane  is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was Babe, I Hate to Go but Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title.
1 The band's single  Run 2  (1989) was the subject of a lawsuit brought by John Denver, who argued that its wordless guitar break was based on his Leaving on a Jet Plane. 2  An out-of-court settlement ensured that the song would never be re-released in its original form. The song prompted litigation involving the British group New Order. 2  The band's single  Run 2  (1989) was the subject of a lawsuit brought by John Denver, who argued that its wordless guitar break was based on his Leaving on a Jet Plane.