scarper

scarper

or

scarpa

vb (intr)

to depart in haste

n

a hasty departure

[C19: probably an adaptation of Italian scappare to escape; perhaps influenced by folk etymology Scapa Flow Cockney rhyming slang for go]

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scarp•er

(ˈskɑr pər)

v.i. Brit.

to depart suddenly; flee.

[1840–50; orig. argot, probably < Polari « Italian scappare to flee]

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scarper

Past participle: scarpered
Gerund: scarpering

Imperative

scarper

scarper

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scarper - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic

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scarper

verb (Brit. slang) run away, flee, disappear, go, depart, clear off (informal), beat it (slang), make off, abscond, decamp, take flight, hook it (slang), run for it, slope off, cut and run (informal), beat a hasty retreat, do a bunk (Brit. slang), scram (informal), take yourself off, skedaddle (informal), vamoose (slang, chiefly U.S.), make yourself scarce (informal), take to your heels I've never seen anyone scarper so fast.

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Translations

scarper

[ˈskɑːpəʳ] VI (Brit) → largarse

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scarper

[ˈskɑː^rpə^r] vi (British) → ficher le campscar tissue n → tissu m cicatriciel

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scarper

vi (Brit inf) → abhauen (inf), → verduften (inf)

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scarper

[ˈskɑːpəʳ] vi (Brit) (fam) → darsela a gambe

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