scarper
verb
scar·per ˈskär-pər 
scarpered; scarpering; scarpers
intransitive verb
British
: flee, run away
broadly : leave, depart
Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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Example Sentences
I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered.
Recent Examples on the Web Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front. 
SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019 Ms Collett compares it to the muggy period before a thunderstorm, when the squirrels have scarpered and the air is pregnant with foreboding of trouble ahead. The Economist, 21 June 2018
SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019 Ms Collett compares it to the muggy period before a thunderstorm, when the squirrels have scarpered and the air is pregnant with foreboding of trouble ahead. The Economist, 21 June 2018 Word History
Etymology
probably ultimately from Italian scappare, from Vulgar Latin *excappare — more at escape
First Known Use
circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
scarper
verb
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- depart
- exit
- move
- go
- get
- flee
- vamoose
- escape
- evacuate
- start
- begone
- bail
- part
- quit
- fly
- withdraw
- get off
- walk out
- retire
- peel off
- clear off
- clear out
- bug out
- go off
- cut out
- run along
- bugger off
- bail out
- abscond
- take off
- emigrate
- beat it
- dig out
- bug off
- pull out
- push off
- decamp
- skip
- book
- retreat
- scram
- push on
- take a powder
- take a hike
- abandon
- buzz (off)
- sally (forth)
- pike (out or off)
- step (along)
- set out
- pull stakes
- pack (up or off)
- hit the road
- pull up stakes
- take a walk
- shove (off)
- vacate
- remove
- desert
- strike out
- mizzle
- light out
- get out
- run away
- forsake
- scat
- step out
- go out
- adjourn
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- come
- arrive
- remain
- settle
- stay
- abide
- dwell
- close
- tarry
- turn up
- near
- approach
- reach
- lodge
- hit
- show up
- land