| English noun: scamper | |||
| 1. | scamper (act) rushing about hastily in an undignified way | ||
| Synonyms | scramble, scurry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | haste, hurry, rush, rushing | ||
| English verb: scamper | |||
| 1. | scamper (motion) to move about or proceed hurriedly | ||
| Samples | So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground. | ||
| Synonyms | scurry, scuttle, skitter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crab | ||