Scurry
121hurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. press, rush, drive, force; hasten, speed, accelerate, quicken, facilitate, scurry. See haste, expedition. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn. run, hasten, speed, move, step on it*, step on the gas*, get on… …
122scamper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. run, scurry, scuttle, skitter, scoot, flit, dash, dart, skip (inf.), hotfoot (inf.), skiddoo (sl.). See velocity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hasten, speed, haste; see hurry 1 , run 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
123scuttle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hod, receptacle, pail, bucket; scoop, shovel; hatch[way], hole, opening. v. i. flee, escape, run, scurry. v. t. sink, scupper, swamp, destroy, sabotage; demolish, overthrow, suppress. See destruction …
124scuttle — {vb Scuttle, scurry, scamper, skedaddle, sprint are comparable when they mean to move briskly by or as if by running. Scuttle, scurry, and scamper all imply a rapid erratic progress of or as if of a small active animal but each may carry quite… …
125hurry — v 1. move quickly, hasten, lose no time, rush, make haste, Scot. swith, Scot. whirry, Literary. haste; race, scurry, skip, spurt, whisk, run, sprint; press on, push on, ride hard, canter, trot, gallop, lope, clap spurs to one s horse; shoot, tear …
126hustle — v 1. hurry, rush, make time, make haste, move in double time, go like a bat out of hell, move along at a good clip; run, dash, sprint, dart, zip, bolt, make tracks; fly, whiz, whisk, breeze, go like the wind; scramble, scamper, scurry, scoot,… …
127rush — v 1. hasten, Literary. haste, hurry, move quickly, lose no time; make haste, Scot. swith, Scot. whirry, race, scurry, skip, spurt, whisk, run, sprint; press on, push on, shoot, tear, fly, fly on the wings of the wind, outstrip the wind, take wing …
128scuttle — I v 1. hurry, scurry. See scurry(defs. 1, 2). n 2. quick or running pace, run, dead run, gallop, full gallop. 3. dash, sprint, race, clip, career, speed, scud, swoop; burst, burst of speed, spurt; rush, plunge, headlong rush or plunge; scoot,… …
