es·carp
(ĭ-skärp′)n.1. A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.
2. The inner wall of a ditch or trench dug around a fortification.
tr.v. es·carped,
es·carp·ing,
es·carps 1. To cause to form a steep slope.
2. To furnish with an escarp.
[French escarpe, from Italian scarpa; see scarp.]
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escarp
(ɪˈskɑːp) n (Fortifications)
fortifications the inner side of the ditch separating besiegers and besieged. Compare
counterscarp vb (Physical Geography) a rare word for
scarp3 [C17: from French escarpe; see scarp]
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es•carp
(ɪˈskɑrp)
n. 1. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
2. any similar steep slope.
[1680–90; < French, Middle French
escarpe < Italian
scarpa < Germanic; see
scarp]
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escarp
Past participle: escarped
Gerund: escarping
| Present |
|---|
| I escarp |
| you escarp |
| he/she/it escarps |
| we escarp |
| you escarp |
| they escarp |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I escarped |
| you escarped |
| he/she/it escarped |
| we escarped |
| you escarped |
| they escarped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am escarping |
| you are escarping |
| he/she/it is escarping |
| we are escarping |
| you are escarping |
| they are escarping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have escarped |
| you have escarped |
| he/she/it has escarped |
| we have escarped |
| you have escarped |
| they have escarped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was escarping |
| you were escarping |
| he/she/it was escarping |
| we were escarping |
| you were escarping |
| they were escarping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had escarped |
| you had escarped |
| he/she/it had escarped |
| we had escarped |
| you had escarped |
| they had escarped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will escarp |
| you will escarp |
| he/she/it will escarp |
| we will escarp |
| you will escarp |
| they will escarp |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have escarped |
| you will have escarped |
| he/she/it will have escarped |
| we will have escarped |
| you will have escarped |
| they will have escarped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be escarping |
| you will be escarping |
| he/she/it will be escarping |
| we will be escarping |
| you will be escarping |
| they will be escarping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been escarping |
| you have been escarping |
| he/she/it has been escarping |
| we have been escarping |
| you have been escarping |
| they have been escarping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been escarping |
| you will have been escarping |
| he/she/it will have been escarping |
| we will have been escarping |
| you will have been escarping |
| they will have been escarping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been escarping |
| you had been escarping |
| he/she/it had been escarping |
| we had been escarping |
| you had been escarping |
| they had been escarping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would escarp |
| you would escarp |
| he/she/it would escarp |
| we would escarp |
| you would escarp |
| they would escarp |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have escarped |
| you would have escarped |
| he/she/it would have escarped |
| we would have escarped |
| you would have escarped |
| they would have escarped |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | escarp - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortificationfortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
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