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DECAMP
decamp, skip, vamoose
(verb) leave suddenly; “She persuaded him to decamp”; “skip town”
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off
(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; “The thief made off with our silver”; “the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”
decamp, break camp
(verb) leave a camp; “The hikers decamped before dawn”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
decamp (third-person singular simple present decamps, present participle decamping, simple past and past participle decamped)
(intransitive) To break up camp and move on.
(intransitive) To disappear suddenly and secretly.
Synonyms
• abscond
• absquatulate
Anagrams
• camped
Source: Wiktionary
De*camp", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping.] Etym: [F. décamper; pref. dé- (L. dis) + camp camp. See Camp.]
1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Macaulay.
2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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