decamp

de·camp

verb \di-ˈkamp, dē-\

Definition of DECAMP

intransitive verb

1

: to break up a camp

2

: to depart suddenly : abscond

— de·camp·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of DECAMP

1. She took the papers and decamped.
2. He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

Origin of DECAMP

French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp

First Known Use: 1676

Rhymes with DECAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, encamp, firedamp, flashlamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp