Decamp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To depart secretly or suddenly.
  • verb-intransitive. To depart from a camp or camping ground.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To break up camp and move on.
  • v. To disappear suddenly and secretly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.
  • verb-intransitive. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To depart from a camp or camping-ground; break camp; march off: as, the army decamped at six o'clock.
  • In a general sense, to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously; take one's self off; run away: as, he decamped suddenly.
  • To camp.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. leave suddenly
  • v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
  • v. leave a camp
  • Verb Form
    decamped    decamping    decamps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leave    go forth    go away    depart    take leave    quit   
    Cross Reference
    depart   
    Form
    decamped    decamping   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    absquatulate    abscond   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Camp    Champ    amp    camp    champ    clamp    cramp    damp    encamp    gamp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spinnet    built    wast    donut