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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decamp \De*camp"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decamped} (?; 215); p. pr & vb n. {Decamping}.] [F. d['e]camper; pref. d['e]- (L. dis) + camp camp. See {Camp}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decamp v 1: leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn" [syn: {break camp}] 2: run away usually includes taking something or somebody along [syn: {abscond}, {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {run off}, {go off}] 3: leave (very informal usage); "skip town" [syn: {skip}, {vamoose}]
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