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decamp
(d/I/'k/&/mp )

verb (v)

  • leave a camp(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The hikers decamped before dawn.
    Synonym:
    break camp
    source: wordnet30
  • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • leave suddenly(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She persuaded him to decamp.
    Synonym:
    skip, vamoose
    source: wordnet30
  • To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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