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Scampered vs Ran - What's the difference?

scampered | ran |

As a verb scampered

is (scamper).

As an adjective scampered

is obtained by scampering.

As a noun ran is

a robbery (act or practice of robbing).

scampered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scamper)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Obtained by scampering
    • 2001 James Riordan - "The Young Oxford Book of Sports Stories"
  • ::"Constantine pushed him through mid-off for a quickly scampered single."
    • 2006 Roland Perry - "The Ashes: A Celebration"
  • ::"The second ball was pushed to mid-off for a scampered single."

    • ran

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (run)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ran

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Open robbery.
    • (Lambarde)
    (Webster 1913)

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