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Scarper (Verb)

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The thieves didn't wait to be caught and chose to scarper down the alleyway as soon as they heard the sirens.
When the teacher walked in, the kids who were playing pranks on their classmates decided it was time to scarper before they got caught.
As the police car approached, the group of suspicious-looking individuals chose to scarper in all directions.
It's said that the notorious bank robber managed to scarper with the loot despite the best efforts of the pursuing detectives.
Upon being spotted, the shoplifter quickly tried to pay for the goods, but then decided to scarper before the security guards caught up to her.