verb
- leaving suddenly or secretly, especially to avoid trouble or responsibility
- breaking up a camp and moving away
Usage: present participle of decamp
Usage: military or camping context
Examples
- The thieves were decamping when the police arrived.
- After the scandal broke, the politician was decamping to avoid reporters.
- The soldiers were decamping at dawn to reach the next position.
- We saw the campers decamping early in the morning.
- The company executives were decamping before the investigation began.
- The circus was decamping after their final performance.
- She caught her roommate decamping with the rent money.