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VAMOOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vamoose mean? 

VAMOOSE (verb)
  The verb VAMOOSE has 1 sense:

1. leave suddenlyplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


VAMOOSE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they vamoose  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it vamooses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: vamoosed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: vamoosed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: vamoosing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Leave suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

decamp; skip; vamoose

Context example:

skip town

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

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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