Scarper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɑːɹpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɑːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɑːpə/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɑːɹpɚ/.

Examples

If you see this man, run!
The burglars escaped before the police showed up

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

head for the hills bunk escape run run away hightail it lam fly the coop scat turn tail take to the woods break away

Parts of Speech

verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run “If you see this man, run!”

Word Forms

lam	noun	a rapid escape (as by criminals)
runaway	noun	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abhauen

fliehen; auf die Fersen gehen; schneiden und rennen

🇫🇷French

scarificateur

fuir; prendre la fuite ; fuir

🇪🇸Spanish

escarpador

huir; ponerse en marcha; cortar y correr

🇳🇱Dutch

schaarser

vluchten; op de hielen zitten; knippen en rennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mais escarpado

fugir; seguir em frente; cortar e correr

🇷🇺Russian

скупщик

бежать; броситься в бегство; резать и бежать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्कार्पर

भाग जाना; किसी की एड़ी पर ले लो; काटें और चलाएं

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்கார்ப்பர்

ஓடிவிடு; ஒரு குதிகால் எடுத்து; வெட்டி ஓடு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కార్పర్

పారిపోవు; ఒకరి ముఖ్య విషయంగా తీసుకోండి; కట్ మరియు అమలు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कॅपर

पळून जाणे एखाद्याची टाच घेणे; कट आणि चालवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કારપર

ભાગી જવું કોઈની રાહ પર લઈ જવું; કાપો અને ચલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಾರ್ಪರ್

ಪಲಾಯನ ಮಾಡು; ಒಬ್ಬರ ನೆರಳಿನಲ್ಲೇ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಓಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കാർപ്പർ

ഓടിപ്പോകുക; ഒരാളുടെ കുതികാൽ എടുക്കുക; വെട്ടി ഓടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਾਰਪਰ

ਭੱਜਣਾ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਅੱਡੀ ਵੱਲ ਲੈ ਜਾਣਾ; ਕੱਟੋ ਅਤੇ ਚਲਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

داغدار

فرار کسی کی ایڑیوں تک لے جانا کاٹ اور چلائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯卡珀

逃跑;紧随其后；剪切并运行

🇯🇵Japanese

スカルパー

逃げる。慌てる。切って走る

🇰🇷Korean

스카퍼

서두르다; 서두르다; 잘라서 실행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khan hiếm hơn

chạy trốn; đi theo gót chân của mình; cắt và chạy

🇹🇭Thai

แคบกว่า

หนี; ส้นเท้า; ตัดแล้ววิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lebih langka

kabur; mengambil tindakan; potong dan jalankan

🇲🇾Malay

lebih parut

melarikan diri; mengambil ke tumit seseorang; potong dan lari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكاربر

يهرب؛ خذ على عاتقك. قطع وتشغيل

🇮🇷Persian

اسکارپر

فرار به پاشنه گرفتن; قطع کن و اجرا کن

🇹🇷Turkish

kazıyıcı

kaçmak; topuklarına binmek; kes ve koş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפרק

לִברוֹחַ; לעלות על עקבותיו; לחתוך ולרוץ

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The primary meaning of 'scarper' is 'flee; take to one's heels; cut and run'.

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Using 'scarper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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