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decamp

(dɪkæmp)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decamps, present participle decamping, past tense, past participle decamped

verb

If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.

We all decamped to the pub. [VERB]

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decamp in British English

(dɪˈkæmp)

verb (intransitive)

to leave a camp; break camp

to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond

Derived forms

decampment (deˈcampment)

noun

decamp in American English

(diˈkæmp; dɪˈkæmp)

verb intransitive

to break or leave camp

to go away suddenly and secretly; run away

Derived forms

decampment (deˈcampment)

noun

Word origin

Fr décamper, to break camp: see de- & camp

Examples of 'decamp' in a sentence
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There are no plans for the family to decamp to LA.The whole West family decamped to the Hamptons last summer while it was being made.She had an idyllic early childhood in a large house and garden with many servants, until the bank crashed and the family decamped to London.

1 (verb) in the sense of make off

Definition

to leave secretly or suddenly

Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

Synonyms

make off

They broke free and made off in a stolen car.

fly

I'll have to fly.

escape

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.

desert

He deserted from the army last month.

flee

He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.

bolt

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

run away

I ran away from home when I was sixteen.

flit (informal)

abscond

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

hook it (slang)

sneak off

do a runner (slang)

The accountant did a runner.

scarper (British, slang)

I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.

steal away

do a bunk (British, slang)

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)

skedaddle (informal)

hightail it (informal, mainly US)

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)

do a Skase (Australian, informal)

2 (verb) in the sense of strike camp

Synonyms

strike camp

evacuate

The residents have evacuated the area.

vacate

I vacated the flat and went back to stay with my parents.

move off

march off

break up camp

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abscond

Definition

to run away unexpectedly

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

Synonyms

escape,

flee,

get away,

bolt,

fly,

disappear,

skip,

run off,

slip away,

clear out,

flit (informal),

make off,

break free or out,

decamp,

hook it (slang),

do a runner (slang),

steal away,

sneak away,

do a bunk (British, slang),

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),

skedaddle (informal),

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),

go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),

make your getaway,

do a Skase (Australian, informal),

make or effect your escape

in the sense of bolt

Definition

(of a horse) to run away without control

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

Synonyms

run away,

escape,

flee,

abscond,

decamp,

make a break (for it),

do a runner (slang),

run for it,

fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),

take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),

take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)

in the sense of desert

Definition

to leave (a post or duty) with no intention of returning

He deserted from the army last month.

Synonyms

abscond,

flee,

defect,

decamp,

go AWOL (informal),

go absent without leave,

go over the hill (slang),

take French leave

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decamp

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单词	decamp
释义	Trends of decamp View usage for: decamp (dɪkæmp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decamps, present participle decamping, past tense, past participle decamped verb If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly. We all decamped to the pub. [VERB] More Synonyms of decamp decamp in British English (dɪˈkæmp) verb (intransitive) 1. to leave a camp; break camp 2. to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond Derived forms decampment (deˈcampment) noun decamp in American English (diˈkæmp; dɪˈkæmp) verb intransitive 1. to break or leave camp 2. to go away suddenly and secretly; run away Derived forms decampment (deˈcampment) noun Word origin Fr décamper, to break camp: see de- & camp Examples of 'decamp' in a sentence decamp There are no plans for the family to decamp to LA. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The whole West family decamped to the Hamptons last summer while it was being made. Times, Sunday Times (2015) She had an idyllic early childhood in a large house and garden with many servants, until the bank crashed and the family decamped to London. Times, Sunday Times (2009) 1 (verb) in the sense of make off Definition to leave secretly or suddenly Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York. Synonyms make off They broke free and made off in a stolen car. fly I'll have to fly. escape A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England. desert He deserted from the army last month. flee He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled. bolt They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted. run away I ran away from home when I was sixteen. flit (informal) abscond A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year. hook it (slang) sneak off do a runner (slang) The accountant did a runner. scarper (British, slang) I've never seen anyone scarper so fast. steal away do a bunk (British, slang) fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal) skedaddle (informal) hightail it (informal, mainly US) take a powder (US, Canadian, slang) take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang) do a Skase (Australian, informal) 2 (verb) in the sense of strike camp Synonyms strike camp evacuate The residents have evacuated the area. vacate I vacated the flat and went back to stay with my parents. move off march off break up camp Additional synonyms in the sense of abscond Definition to run away unexpectedly A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year. Synonyms escape, flee, get away, bolt, fly, disappear, skip, run off, slip away, clear out, flit (informal), make off, break free or out, decamp, hook it (slang), do a runner (slang), steal away, sneak away, do a bunk (British, slang), fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal), skedaddle (informal), take a powder (US, Canadian, slang), go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang), make your getaway, do a Skase (Australian, informal), make or effect your escape in the sense of bolt Definition (of a horse) to run away without control They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted. Synonyms run away, escape, flee, abscond, decamp, make a break (for it), do a runner (slang), run for it, fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal), take a powder (US, Canadian, slang), take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang) in the sense of desert Definition to leave (a post or duty) with no intention of returning He deserted from the army last month. Synonyms abscond, flee, defect, decamp, go AWOL (informal), go absent without leave, go over the hill (slang), take French leave Nearby words of decamp debut decadence decadent decamp decant decapitate decay Synonyms of 'decamp' decamp Explore 'decamp' in the dictionary
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