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
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.
• abscond
• absquatulate
• 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
23 December 2024
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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
