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Scamper vs Scoot - What's the difference?

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Scamper is a related term of scoot.


As nouns the difference between scamper and scoot

is that scamper is a quick, light run while scoot is (slang) a dollar.

As verbs the difference between scamper and scoot

is that scamper is to run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner while scoot is (split) to walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.

scamper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick, light run.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful manner or in an undignified manner.
    • The dog scampered after the squirrel.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 1
    • 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.

    Synonyms

    * scurry * See also

    Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs

    scoot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A dollar.
  • (slang) a scooter.
  • :I got a new scoot yesterday. It's a Gamma.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (split) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
    • They scooted over to the window.
  • To ride on a .
  • (of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
    • The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
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    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "scoot")

    Derived terms

    * scoot over

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