scarper (Meaning)
scarper (v)
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Synonyms & Antonyms of scarper
Synonyms:
- pack (up or off)
- quit
- begone
- sally (forth)
- shove (off)
- emigrate
- walk out
- beat it
- vamoose
- step (along)
- run along
- cut out
- evacuate
- part
- bail
- bail out
- get off
- pike (out or off)
- dig out
- flee
- pull out
- start
- go off
- buzz (off)
- retire
- fly
- clear off
- take off
- push off
- take a walk
- withdraw
- peel off
- escape
- clear out
Antonyms:
scarper Sentence Examples
- The suspects scarpered from the crime scene before the police arrived.
- As soon as the thunder roared, the timid dog scarpered for cover.
- The children scarpered away from the grumpy old man's yard.
- The burglar scarpered out the back door when he heard the sirens.
- The politicians scarpered from the press conference as soon as the tough questions started.
- The horse scarpered across the field, its mane flowing behind it.
- The witness scarpered before he could be questioned by the authorities.
- As the exam started, the students scarpered to their respective seats.
- The hikers scarpered down the mountain trail as the storm approached.
- The tourists scarpered from the temple when they saw the angry locals approaching.
FAQs About the word scarper
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
go, exit, get, move,depart, pack (up or off), quit, begone, sally (forth), shove (off)
remain, come,come, arrive, arrive, remain, settle, approach, show up, abide
The suspects scarpered from the crime scene before the police arrived.
As soon as the thunder roared, the timid dog scarpered for cover.
The children scarpered away from the grumpy old man's yard.
The burglar scarpered out the back door when he heard the sirens.