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decamp::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break camp |
| Type of | depart, quit, take leave |
| Derivation | decampment |
The hikers decamped before dawn.
decamp::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abscond, absquatulate, bolt, go off, make off, run off |
| Type of | fly, take flight, flee |
| Has types | levant |
| Derivation | decampment |
Examples of decamp
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This weekend, most of Stoke-on-Trent will decamp to Wembley for the FA Cup final.
From the independent.co.uk
It may mean they must decamp for a church more fitting to their current faith.
From the usatoday.com
Many Saint Petersburg residents also decamp to the Isthmus during their vacations.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We often decamp to the local village pub afterwards and a band cranks into action.
From the nzherald.co.nz
From here we decamp to the far end of the runway where the speed traps are located.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Backpackers decamp for the Olympics with only battery power to brew espresso.
From the thenewstribune.com
But unlike those programs, recruits won't have to decamp for far-off places.
From the newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
In hopes that the Indians would decamp, they lifted their blockades around the area.
From the time.com
A creative type, he didn't want to decamp to Florida or play golf all day.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"
- Abscond: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
- Leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
- Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (March 3, 1803 u2013 August 22, 1860) was a French painter.
- To break up camp and move on; To disappear suddenly and secretly
- To walk away. A female Drosophila that is unreceptive to a courting male decamps as part of her rejection behavior.
- To pack up equipment and leave a campground, to disassemble, dismantle, break-down, take-down and remove; being the opposite of "encamp". ...
