Meanings of scarper in English

But we can't give them a lick of warning or they'll scarper.

A commotion around the van followed and eventually the driver had to scarper.

We wait below, light fuses and scarper when the fuckin' train hits the bridge.

It's no wonder they scarper off so quickly.

Not like with Liz Stride, just a slash at the throat and a scarper in the dark.

It seems a good enough time to scarper, to pack my bags and follow the herd towards Southfields tube station.

His efforts are unsuccessful, although playing Slim Whitman's Indian Love Call does the trick in the end: the Martians scarper.

Olivia Kelly reports While other multinationals may scarper from the State, the biomedical device industries would appear to be holding firm.

He'd emerge behind the net, roar his head off to get Wizard fans worked up and scarper off into the stand.

When they pull up out front, I'll see that everyone is chased away and you can scarper with all the supplies you need.

Which allowed the Local Response Team to quickly shove their problems all the way up to ACPO rank and then scarper back to Epping.

Still, at least those who scarpered on this occasion were in good company.

They scarpered away from the scene, as the Browns desperately sought medical attention.

I looked around, but Simone had sensibly scarpered by that point.

With tail planted firmly between legs, this opportunist scarpered from the scene immediately.

But now she has scarpered, and Negan wanted her back -or dead.