decamping
present participle ofdecamp
decamp
verb[I]
informaluk/diːˈkæmp/us/diːˈkæmp/toleavesuddenlyandunexpectedly, usually withouttellinganyone:
He decamped from thehotelwith someone else'sluggage.
Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at largeidiom
- be on the runidiom
- escape
- extrication
- flee
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- leg
- loose
- scarper
- scram
- shakesomethingoff
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- throw
Examplesofdecamping
decamping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They are too busy clearing redevelopment areas and dealing withdecampingcases.
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This simple control, which was designed to prevent employers fromdecampingwithout paying their employees, is no longer necessary.
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The problem he identified related to non-secure local authority homes in his force area where children were regularlydecampingand committing a substantial number of criminal offences.
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The instrument was also played in many occasions such as festivals, weddings anddecamping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ours had been festering for almost two months before we landed in the fertilizer factory (we'd beendecampingon its lawn when the storm rolled in).
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