|  scarper 
 
 flee;
 take to one's heels;
 cut and run
 - If you see this man, run!
 - The burglars escaped before the police showed up
 • Syn:
 scat, run, turn tail, lam, run away,
 run away, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape,
 fly the coop, break away
 • Derivationally related forms:
 runaway (for: run away), lam (for: lam)
 • Hypernyms:
 leave, go forth, go away
 • Hyponyms:
 flee, fly, take flight, skedaddle
 • Verb Frames:
 - Something ----s
 - Somebody ----s
 - Somebody ----s PP
 
 
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