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decamp

verb
/dɪˈkæmp/

Meaning

To depart suddenly or secretly, often to avoid trouble or escape.

Example Sentences

The thief decamped before the police arrived.

Example Expressions

decamp with something

Synonyms

flee, escape, run away, abscond, depart

Antonyms

arrive, remain, stay

Collocations

decamp overnight, decamp quickly, decamp from camp, decamp with goods

Related Vocabularies

To join in marriage; to take someone as a spouse.
to exert force to move something away from oneself; to press against
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to speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings
to give a false or misleading account of something

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