decamp

  • 21decamp — de·camp || dɪ kæmp v. break up camp; leave quickly and abruptly; abscond …

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  • 23decamp — verb 1》 depart suddenly or secretly. 2》 archaic break up or leave a military camp. Derivatives decampment noun Origin C17: from Fr. décamper, from dé (expressing removal) + camp camp …

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  • 24decamp — v. n. 1. Break up camp, march away, march off, move off. 2. Flee, fly, escape, hasten away, run away, go away, make off, pack off, steal away …

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  • 25decamp — verb (I) to leave a place quickly and usually secretly: The secretary decamped with the members money …

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  • 26decamp — verb 1) he decamped with the profits Syn: abscond, make off, run off/away, flee, bolt, take flight, disappear, vanish, steal away, sneak away, escape, make a run for it, leave, depart; informal split, scram, vamoose …

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  • 27decamp — v 1. flee, mosey, run off, make off, take off, make tracks, take flight; fly, bolt, run, show a clean or light pair of heels; escape, abscond, Jocular. absquatulate, take the money and run; take to one s heels, cut and run, Inf. hightail it, Inf …

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  • 28decamp — de·camp …

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  • 29decamp — de•camp [[t]dɪˈkæmp[/t]] v. i. 1) to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground 2) to depart hastily and secretly • Etymology: 1670–80; < F décamper=dé dis I+camper to encamp; see camp I de•camp′ment, n …

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  • 30decamp — /diˈkæmp / (say dee kamp) verb (i) 1. to depart from a camp; break camp. 2. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously. {French décamper, from dé dis 1 + camper encamp} –decampment, noun …