SCARPER

scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

(verb) flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; “If you see this man, run!”; “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

scarper (third-person singular simple present scarpers, present participle scarpering, simple past and past participle scarpered)

(British, slang) To run away; to flee; to escape.

Anagrams

• Carpers, carpers, scraper

Source: Wiktionary



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