verb
- to run away quickly, especially to escape from trouble or danger
Usage: British informal
Examples
- The thieves scarpered when they heard the police sirens.
- We’d better scarper before the security guard comes back.
- The children scarpered from the garden when they broke the window.
- He scarpered as soon as he saw his angry boss approaching.
- The protesters scarpered when the riot police arrived.
- They scarpered through the back door to avoid being caught.