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escarpenUK
es·carp E0208900 (ĭ-skärp′)n.1. A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.2. The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.tr.v. es·carped, es·carp·ing, es·carps 1. To cause to form a steep slope.2. To furnish with an escarp.
[French escarpe, from Italian scarpa; see scarp.]escarp (ɪˈskɑːp) n (Fortifications) fortifications the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besieged. Compare counterscarpvb (Physical Geography) a rare word for scarp3[C17: from French escarpe; see scarp]es•carp (ɪˈskɑrp)
n. 1. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart. 2. any similar steep slope. [1680–90; < French, Middle French escarpe < Italian scarpa < Germanic; see scarp] escarp
Past participle: escarped
Gerund: escarping
| Present |
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| I escarp | | you escarp | | he/she/it escarps | | we escarp | | you escarp | | they escarp |
| Preterite |
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| I escarped | | you escarped | | he/she/it escarped | | we escarped | | you escarped | | they escarped |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am escarping | | you are escarping | | he/she/it is escarping | | we are escarping | | you are escarping | | they are escarping |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have escarped | | you have escarped | | he/she/it has escarped | | we have escarped | | you have escarped | | they have escarped |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was escarping | | you were escarping | | he/she/it was escarping | | we were escarping | | you were escarping | | they were escarping |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had escarped | | you had escarped | | he/she/it had escarped | | we had escarped | | you had escarped | | they had escarped |
| Future |
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| I will escarp | | you will escarp | | he/she/it will escarp | | we will escarp | | you will escarp | | they will escarp |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have escarped | | you will have escarped | | he/she/it will have escarped | | we will have escarped | | you will have escarped | | they will have escarped |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be escarping | | you will be escarping | | he/she/it will be escarping | | we will be escarping | | you will be escarping | | they will be escarping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been escarping | | you have been escarping | | he/she/it has been escarping | | we have been escarping | | you have been escarping | | they have been escarping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been escarping | | you will have been escarping | | he/she/it will have been escarping | | we will have been escarping | | you will have been escarping | | they will have been escarping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been escarping | | you had been escarping | | he/she/it had been escarping | | we had been escarping | | you had been escarping | | they had been escarping |
| Conditional |
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| I would escarp | | you would escarp | | he/she/it would escarp | | we would escarp | | you would escarp | | they would escarp |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have escarped | | you would have escarped | | he/she/it would have escarped | | we would have escarped | | you would have escarped | | they would have escarped |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | escarp - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationprotective embankment, scarp, escarpmentfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
escarpenUK
Related to escarp: In esseSynonyms for escarpnoun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationSynonyms- protective embankment
- scarp
- escarpment
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