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

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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

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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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