Associations to the word «Decamp»

Wiktionary

DECAMP, verb. (intransitive) To break up camp and move on.
DECAMP, verb. (intransitive) To disappear suddenly and secretly.

Dictionary definition

DECAMP, verb. Leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn".
DECAMP, verb. Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe".
DECAMP, verb. Leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.