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UK
/skˈɑːpɐ/
]
VERB
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
If you see this man, run!
The burglars escaped before the police showed up
How To Use scarper In A Sentence
- Once the payment is made the rogue trader will scarper with the cash or carry out a botch job. Households warned against rogue doorstep traders
- Plus, somebody pranged my car in the parking lot and scarpered, leaving me with a $700 repair bill. Is the bus strike coming to an end? « knitnut.net
- Or are you going to scarper now the going's got tough? On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- After establishing a history of paying bills he sought credit facilities before scarpering with the loot, leaving banks chasing a ghost.
- ‘I can't do this,’ he said before scarpering.
- 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.
- When the baby did arrive, the father scarpered for good.
- However, alive now to the unwisdom of staying, we scarpered. Times, Sunday Times
- Unfortunately, those who did return found the locals severely hostile and scarpered quickly.
- He picks up his Kroger bag full of second-story work paraphernalia and scarpers.