scarpered

[US]/'skɑːpə/
[UK]/'skɑrpɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. flee; escape; run away.

Example Sentences

Bodgitt and Scarper, LLC. home improvement contractors. customer service representa...

Real-world Examples

House builders chase booms and scarper at bad economic news.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

Once they're out on the snow, you can see them pretty easily cos it's a little black dot, scarpering like hell.

Source: Human Planet

Because I dedicated my life to service and I'm about to be thrown out on my ear when she scarpered first chance she got and now she's lunching in the dining room?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

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