decamp

de·camp

D0067200 (dĭ-kămp′)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·camp′ment n.

decamp

(dɪˈkæmp) vb (intr) 1. to leave a camp; break camp2. to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond deˈcampment n

de•camp

(dɪˈkæmp)

v.i. 1. to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground. 2. to depart hastily and secretly. [1670–80; < French décamper=dé- dis-¹ + camper to encamp; see camp¹] de•camp′ment, n.

decamp

Past participle: decamped
Gerund: decamping

Imperative
decamp
decamp

Present
I decamp
you decamp
he/she/it decamps
we decamp
you decamp
they decamp

Preterite
I decamped
you decamped
he/she/it decamped
we decamped
you decamped
they decamped

Present Continuous
I am decamping
you are decamping
he/she/it is decamping
we are decamping
you are decamping
they are decamping

Present Perfect
I have decamped
you have decamped
he/she/it has decamped
we have decamped
you have decamped
they have decamped

Past Continuous
I was decamping
you were decamping
he/she/it was decamping
we were decamping
you were decamping
they were decamping

Past Perfect
I had decamped
you had decamped
he/she/it had decamped
we had decamped
you had decamped
they had decamped

Future
I will decamp
you will decamp
he/she/it will decamp
we will decamp
you will decamp
they will decamp

Future Perfect
I will have decamped
you will have decamped
he/she/it will have decamped
we will have decamped
you will have decamped
they will have decamped

Future Continuous
I will be decamping
you will be decamping
he/she/it will be decamping
we will be decamping
you will be decamping
they will be decamping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been decamping
you have been decamping
he/she/it has been decamping
we have been decamping
you have been decamping
they have been decamping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been decamping
you will have been decamping
he/she/it will have been decamping
we will have been decamping
you will have been decamping
they will have been decamping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been decamping
you had been decamping
he/she/it had been decamping
we had been decamping
you had been decamping
they had been decamping

Conditional
I would decamp
you would decamp
he/she/it would decamp
we would decamp
you would decamp
they would decamp

Past Conditional
I would have decamped
you would have decamped
he/she/it would have decamped
we would have decamped
you would have decamped
they would have decamped

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decamp - leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"break camptake 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, boltlevant - run off without paying a debtflee, 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, skipgo 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"

decamp

verb1. 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) Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

decamp

verbTo break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:abscond, break out, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away.Informal: skip (out).Slang: lam.Regional: absquatulate.Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.

Translations

decampare