verb

• Run away.

  More example sentences

  • ‘they left the stuff where it was and scarpered’
  • ‘When the baby did arrive, the father scarpered for good.’
  • ‘By grief he does not mean what grief father caused him by scarpering, but the grief Davis might cause turning up.’
  • ‘When he warned her that he had called the police she soon scarpered.’
  • ‘The rat, who, arguably, has been the cause of near tragedy, scarpers.’
  • ‘He picks up his Kroger bag full of second-story work paraphernalia and scarpers.’
  • ‘‘I can't do this,’ he said before scarpering.’
  • ‘It wasn't noble, but I scarpered double-quick.’
  • ‘By the time the police get there, they've scarpered and nothing gets done.’
  • ‘The bookshop man told him it would cost around £20,000, so Daniel scarpered.’
  • ‘And since the party starts at 7pm, I reckon I can scarper shortly after 10 to get to the pub for last orders.’
  • ‘Black cats have been known to scarper at my sight.’
  • ‘‘They scarper when the police come, but when they go, they're back again,’ he said.’
  • ‘He actually lay in wait for burglars and shot them as a deliberate act, even though they were about to scarper.’
  • ‘On the way, they'd been attacked by brigands again, but they'd scarpered as soon as they realised the team was capable of offering armed resistance.’
  • ‘After establishing a history of paying bills he sought credit facilities before scarpering with the loot, leaving banks chasing a ghost.’
  • ‘The inmates mingle with the townspeople and pilgrims and when Fay refuses to identify them so they can be locked up again, she has to scarper to avoid arrest.’
  • ‘When Harry saw her bearing down on him with an intent look he quickly scarpered and spent the rest of the evening hiding from her.’
  • ‘Unfortunately, those who did return found the locals severely hostile and scarpered quickly.’
  • ‘Once the guy had found out the truth, more often than not, he'd scarper.’
  • ‘A couple today told of their fury that the teen who ploughed a stolen 4x4 through their front garden wall and then scarpered was only cautioned by police.’

  Synonyms

  run away, flee, run off, make a run for it, run for it, take flight, make off, take off, take to one's heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a retreat, beat a hasty retreat, make a quick exit, make one's getaway, escape, head for the hills

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