flee vs scarper
scarper vs fleeflee and scarper both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flee | No | No | Yes | No |
| scarper | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
scarper is a hypernym of
flee; that is, scarper is a
word with a broader meaning than flee:
- flee: run away quickly
- scarper: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Other hypernyms of flee include
break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scat, take to the woods, turn tail.
| flee (verb) | scarper (verb) |
|---|---|
| run away quickly | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run |
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