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English verb: decamp | |||
| 1. | decamp (motion) leave a camp | ||
| Samples | The hikers decamped before dawn. | ||
| Synonyms | break camp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depart, quit, take leave | ||
| 2. | decamp (motion) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | ||
| Samples | The thief made off with our silver. The accountant absconded with the cash from the safe. | ||
| Synonyms | abscond, absquatulate, bolt, go off, make off, run off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flee, fly, take flight | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | levant | ||
| 3. | decamp (motion) leave suddenly | ||
| Samples | She persuaded him to decamp. Skip town. | ||
| Synonyms | skip, vamoose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
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