The difference between Rabbit and Scamper
When used as nouns, rabbit means a mammal of the family leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail, whereas scamper means a quick, light run.
When used as verbs, rabbit means to hunt rabbits, whereas scamper means to run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rabbit and Scamper
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Rabbit as a noun:
A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
Examples:
"The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon."
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Rabbit as a noun:
The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
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Rabbit as a noun:
A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
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Rabbit as a noun (cricket):
A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
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Rabbit as a noun (comptheory):
A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare .
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Rabbit as a verb (intransitive):
To hunt rabbits.
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Rabbit as a verb (US, intransitive):
To flee.
Examples:
"The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit."
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Rabbit as a verb (British, intransitive):
To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
Examples:
"Stop your infernal rabbiting! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!"
"Commonly used in the form "to rabbit on"
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Scamper as a noun:
A quick, light run.
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Scamper as a verb (intransitive):
To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
Examples:
"The dog scampered after the squirrel."
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Scamper as a noun:
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
Examples:
"synonyms skimper"