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DECAMP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leave suddenly

Example:

skip town

Synonyms:

decamp; skip; vamoose

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "decamp" is one way to...):

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Example:

the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe

Synonyms:

abscond; absquatulate; bolt; decamp; go off; make off; run off

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "decamp" is one way to...):

flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "decamp"):

levant (run off without paying a debt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

decampment (the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Leave a camp

Example:

The hikers decamped before dawn

Synonyms:

break camp; decamp

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "decamp" is one way to...):

depart; quit; take leave (go away or leave)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

decampment (breaking camp)

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