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    skedaddle
    /skɪˈdadl/

    verb

    • 1. depart quickly or hurriedly; run away: informal "when he saw us, he skedaddled"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skedaddleSkedaddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SKEDADDLE is to leave immediately : run away, scram; especially : to flee in a panic. How to use skedaddle in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKEDADDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    skedaddle. verb [ I ] informal uk / skɪˈdæd. ə l / us / skɪˈdæd. ə l / Add to word list. to run away quickly: Go on, kids, skedaddle! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Running away and escaping. abscond from somewhere. abscond with someone/something. back away. back off. bail out. elopement. elude. escape from someone/something.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKEDADDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    informal us / skɪˈdæd. ə l / uk / skɪˈdæd. ə l / Add to word list. to run away quickly: Go on, kids, skedaddle! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Running away and escaping. abscond from somewhere. abscond with someone/something. back away. back off. bail out. elopement. elude. escape from someone/something. escape route. escapology. leg.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › skedaddleSKEDADDLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Skedaddle definition: to run away hurriedly; flee.. See examples of SKEDADDLE used in a sentence.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › skedaddleskedaddle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · skedaddle (third-person singular simple present skedaddles, present participle skedaddling, simple past and past participle skedaddled) ( informal, intransitive, US) To move or run away quickly. ( transitive, regional) To spill; to scatter.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › skedaddleSkedaddle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you skedaddle, you leave very suddenly. A kid who breaks a window with her baseball might decide to skedaddle before her neighbor comes home from work.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › skedaddleSkedaddle - definition of skedaddle by The Free Dictionary

    Define skedaddle. skedaddle synonyms, skedaddle pronunciation, skedaddle translation, English dictionary definition of skedaddle. intr.v. ske·dad·dled , ske·dad·dling , ske·dad·dles Informal To leave hastily; flee.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKEDADDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you tell someone to skedaddle, you are telling them to run away or to leave a place quickly.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › skedaddleskedaddle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of skedaddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › skedaddleSKEDADDLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Apr 26, 2023 · Skedaddle definition: . See examples of SKEDADDLE used in a sentence.