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Scamp — may refer to: * Scamp (Lady and the Tramp), a Disney cartoon puppy * Scamp, a type of lesser Daedra in The Elder Scrolls , appearing in several games of the series * SS 14 Scamp, the NATO reporting name for the RT 15 theatre ballistic missile of… … Wikipedia
Scamp — Scamp, v. t. [Cf. {Scamp},n., or {Scant}, a., and {Skimp}.] To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scamp — est à la fois le nom d un chiot, personnage de Disney, issu du film La Belle et le Clochard (1955) et une bande dessinée narrant son histoire. Le personnage Scamp Personnage Disney Espèce chien Sexe masculin 1re apparition dans … Wikipédia en Français
scamp — scamp·ish; scamp; scamp·ish·ness; … English syllables
Scamp — (sk[a^]mp), n. [OF. escamper to run away, to make one s escape. Originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See {Scamper}.] A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scamp — [skæmp] n old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: scamp to wander around (18 19 centuries), perhaps from scamper] a child who has fun by tricking people … Dictionary of contemporary English
scamp — ► NOUN informal ▪ a mischievous person, especially a child. DERIVATIVES scampish adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a highwayman: from obsolete scamp «rob on the highway», probably from Dutch schampen slip away … English terms dictionary
scamp — scamp1 [skamp] n. [< obs. scamp, to roam; akin to SCAMPER] a mischievous fellow; rascal scampish adj. scamp2 [skamp] vt. [akin to or < ON skammr, short < IE base * (s)k̑em , stunted > OE hamola, man with cropped hair] to make, do, or… … English World dictionary
scamp — index degenerate, derelict, malefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scamp — [ skæmp ] noun count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED someone, especially a child, who behaves badly but is difficult to dislike … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scamp — *villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, rapscallion, miscreant Analogous words: malefactor, culprit, delinquent, *criminal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
