decamp

Verb

Verb Forms: decamped, decamping, decamps

To depart suddenly from a camp or usual position.
leave a camp
- "The hikers decamped before dawn"
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
leave suddenly
- "She persuaded him to decamp"
To break up camp and move on.
To disappear suddenly and secretly.
To debark, to disembark.

Examples

After a series of bad draws, he felt an urge to DECAMP from the Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

* French décamper, Old French descamper.

Synonyms

abscond, absquatulate, bolt, break camp, go off, make off, run off, skip, vamoose

Scrabble Score: 13

decamp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
decamp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decamp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

decamp: valid Words With Friends Word