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ABSQUATULATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does absquatulate mean? 

ABSQUATULATE (verb)
  The verb ABSQUATULATE has 1 sense:

1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody alongplay

  Familiarity information: ABSQUATULATE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABSQUATULATE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

abscond; absquatulate; bolt; decamp; go off; make off; run off

Context example:

the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe

Hypernyms (to "absquatulate" is one way to...):

flee; fly; take flight (run away quickly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "absquatulate"):

levant (run off without paying a debt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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