decamp (redirected from decampments)

de·camp  (d-kmp)

intr.v. de·camped, de·camp·ing, de·camps

1. To depart secretly or suddenly.

2. To depart from a camp or camping ground.

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[French décamper, from Old French descamper, to strike camp : des-, de- + camper, to camp (from camp, camp; see camp¹).]

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de·campment n.

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decamp

Verb

to leave secretly or suddenly

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decamp - leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" break camp take leave, quit, depart - go away or leave
	2.	decamp - 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" abscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, bolt levant - run off without paying a debt flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
	3.	decamp - leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" vamoose, skip 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"

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decamp

verb make off, fly, escape, desert, flee, bolt, run away, flit (informal) abscond, hook it (slang) sneak off, do a runner (slang) scarper Brit. (slang) steal away, do a bunk Brit. (slang) fly the coop U.S., Canad. (informal) skedaddle (informal) hightail it (informal), chiefly U.S. take a powder U.S., Canad. (slang) take it on the lam U.S., Canad. (slang) do a Skase Austral. (informal)

Translations

decamp [dɪˈkæmp] vi (col) → escaparse, largarse, rajarse (LAM)

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decamp [dɪˈkæmp] vi (inf) → décamper, filer

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decamp [dɪˈkæmp] (inf) vi → verschwinden, sich aus dem Staub machen

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decamp [dɪˈkæmp] vi (col) → filarsela, levare le tende