/ English Dictionary

SCAMP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who is playfully mischievous

Synonyms:

imp; monkey; rapscallion; rascal; scalawag; scallywag; scamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scamp" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scamp"):

brat; holy terror; little terror; terror (a very troublesome child)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform hastily and carelessly

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "scamp" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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