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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskæmpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskæmpɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-scamper.ogg , En-au-scamper.ogg Forms: scampers [plural]
Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ) Etymology: First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|schamperen}} Dutch schamperen, {{der|en|fro|escamper}} Old French escamper, {{der|en|VL.|*excappare|*excampāre}} Vulgar Latin *excampāre Head templates: {{en-noun}} scamper (plural scampers)
  1. A quick, light run.
    Sense id: en-scamper-en-noun-Ug60cbon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskæmpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskæmpɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-scamper.ogg , En-au-scamper.ogg Forms: scampers [plural]
Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ) Etymology: From scamp + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scamp|er}} scamp + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} scamper (plural scampers)
  1. One who skimps or does slipshod work. Synonyms: skimper
    Sense id: en-scamper-en-noun-069bAO5o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 89 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 6 77 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 85 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 88 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskæmpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskæmpɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-scamper.ogg , En-au-scamper.ogg Forms: scampers [present, singular, third-person], scampering [participle, present], scampered [participle, past], scampered [past]
Rhymes: -æmpə(ɹ) Etymology: First attested in 1687. Origin uncertain, but possibly from Dutch schamperen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin *excampāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|schamperen}} Dutch schamperen, {{der|en|fro|escamper}} Old French escamper, {{der|en|VL.|*excappare|*excampāre}} Vulgar Latin *excampāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} scamper (third-person singular simple present scampers, present participle scampering, simple past and past participle scampered)
  1. (intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gaits Synonyms: scurry, walk Translations (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner): rabas (Bikol Central), лудувам (luduvam) (Bulgarian), тичам (tičam) (Bulgarian), 跑來跑去 (Chinese Mandarin), 跑来跑去 (pǎoláipǎoqù) (Chinese Mandarin), běžet [imperfective] (Czech), cupitat [imperfective] (Czech), pelášit [imperfective] (Czech), 'm smeren (Dutch), gambader (French), acarreirar (Galician), buligar (Galician), scinn (Irish), sciurd (Irish), 빨리 달리다 (ppalli dallida) (Korean), се стр́ча (se stŕča) (Macedonian), се вту́рна (se vtúrna) (Macedonian), karapetapeta (Maori), pędzić (Polish), бе́гать (bégatʹ) (Russian), носиться (nositʹsja) (Russian), apresurar (Spanish), corretear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-scamper-en-verb-4GNcCf6V Disambiguation of Gaits: 14 12 73 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, \"Killarney.\"",
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          "word": "носиться"
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          "ref": "1791 (first performance), [Frederic] Reynolds, Notoriety: A Comedy, Dublin: […] P. Byrne, […], published 1792, →OCLC, Act IV, scene [i], page 43:",
          "text": "[W]hy if you don't ſcamper, you'll be baſtil'd, before you can ſay, \"Killarney.\"",
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          "ref": "1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 1, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, 1914 June, →OCLC:",
          "text": "The younger and lighter members of his tribe scampered to the higher branches of the great trees to escape his wrath; risking their lives upon branches that scarce supported their weight rather than face old Kerchak in one of his fits of uncontrolled anger.",
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          "ref": "2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juv”, in The Guardian (London):",
          "text": "Three minutes later, Luka Modric scampered down the right, clipped a cross to the near post and Ronaldo’s clipped finish gave the remainder of the match an air of inevitability.",
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        "(intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner."
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          "word": "scurry"
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          "word": "walk"
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      "code": "bcl",
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "rabas"
    },
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "лудувам"
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      "roman": "tičam",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "тичам"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "跑來跑去"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "pǎoláipǎoqù",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "跑来跑去"
    },
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
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      "word": "pelášit"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "'m smeren"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "gambader"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "acarreirar"
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "buligar"
    },
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "scinn"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "sciurd"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ppalli dallida",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "빨리 달리다"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se stŕča",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "се стр́ча"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "se vtúrna",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "се вту́рна"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "karapetapeta"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "pędzić"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "bégatʹ",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "бе́гать"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nositʹsja",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "носиться"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "apresurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner",
      "word": "corretear"
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