Meaning of SCAMPER
Pronunciation: | | 'skampur
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- [n] rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- [v] to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."
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| Synonyms: | | scramble, scurry, scurry, scuttle, skitter |
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| See Also: | | haste, hurry, run, rush, rushing | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Scamper Follows the adventures of Scamper the rabbit after he comes to live in the White House with the President's grandchildren. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's
self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See
{Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.]
To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner;
to hasten away. --Macaulay.
The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering
about the room after a mouse. --S. Sharpe.
\Scam"per\, n.
A scampering; a hasty flight.
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