Scarper and Settle

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Scarper verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered

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Settle is an antonym for scarper.

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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Scarper is an antonym for settle.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

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