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decamp

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  1. 1. v. i. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. leave a camp Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. leave suddenly Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Macaulay. 2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern. Goldsmith. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:100 v. leave a camp v. leave suddenly Source: ecdict

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