scamper
21scamper — 1. noun /ˈskæmpə,ˈskæmpɚ/ A quick, light run. 2. verb /ˈskæmpə,ˈskæmpɚ/ To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner. The dog scampered after the squirrel …
22scamper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. run, scurry, scuttle, skitter, scoot, flit, dash, dart, skip (inf.), hotfoot (inf.), skiddoo (sl.). See velocity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hasten, speed, haste; see hurry 1 , run 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
23scamper — scam|per [ˈskæmpə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from early Dutch schampen to run away , from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excampare to leave camp , from Latin campus; CAMP1] to run with… …
24scamper — scam·per || skæmpÉ™(r) n. playful run, quick run, scuttle, scurry v. run quickly and playfully, scurry, scuttle …
25scamper — campers …
26scamper — verb run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement. noun an act of scampering. Origin C17: prob. from scamp2 …
27scamper — v. n. Scud, run, trip, hie, haste, hasten, speed …
28scamper — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal (+ in/out/off etc): Giggling, the children scampered back to the house …
29scamper — verb the boy scampered off his dogs scampered around the yard Syn: scurry, scuttle, dart, run, rush, race, dash, sprint, hurry, hasten, make haste, scoot; romp, skip, frolic, gambol; Brit. scutter …
30scamper — v 1. scurry, scoot, race, Brit. chevy; hasten, make haste, speed, accelerate, hustle, hurry, post, rush, scramble; move swiftly, move quickly, hie, step lively, step quickly, spank, clip, double time, Inf. hump or hump it; jog, tiot, canter,… …
