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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 along
Familiarity information: ABSQUATULATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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