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

  1. 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."

  2. Rabbit as a noun:

    The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

  3. 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.

  4. Rabbit as a noun (cricket):

    A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

  5. 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 .

  1. Rabbit as a verb (intransitive):

    To hunt rabbits.

  2. Rabbit as a verb (US, intransitive):

    To flee.

    Examples:

    "The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit."

  1. 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"

  1. Scamper as a noun:

    A quick, light run.

  1. Scamper as a verb (intransitive):

    To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.

    Examples:

    "The dog scampered after the squirrel."

  1. Scamper as a noun:

    One who skimps or does slipshod work.

    Examples:

    "synonyms skimper"