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(v)
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
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(intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
(transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
(n)
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Agent noun of run; one who runs.
(informal) The act of running away; a scurrying off.
(informal) A short distance.
A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
A short race at top speed.
The act of frisking, of searching for something by feeling someone's body.
A prank or practical joke.
The motion of something that scurries.
An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
Synonym of runabout.
One who, or that which, snaps.
One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
Alternative form of hurry-skurry. [A state of confusion and bustle; a frantic hurry; a rushing about.]
A humming noise from something moving very fast.
A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
Synonym of snatch and run.
(Korean or Cantonese contexts) Synonym of congee.
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
(often attributively or figuratively) An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.
A furtive advance.
A leisurely walk or stroll.
A steep road, hill, or incline.
A state of busy activity.
(intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
The motion of one who capers.
A short airplane flight
A quick grab or catch.
The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
(Scotland or obsolete) A prank or frolic.
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
A casual stroll.
(horse racing) The ability to accelerate quickly.
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
a quick increase in speed
The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband.
Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).
(idiomatic) Impulse; short notice; a lack of planning.
(idiomatic) An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
(music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.
(intransitive, rare) To move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was running forwards.
A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
That which flies, as a bird or insect.
A state of confusion and bustle; a frantic hurry; a rushing about.
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
(colloquial) A trip made, often late at night, to obtain illegal narcotics.
(British, historical) An evening walk undertaken by groups of young people, usually along established routes, to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.
(obsolete) Leapings; capers.
An encounter; a scrape or brush, especially one involving trouble or difficulty.
Alternative form of traipsing. [Laborious walking.]
A sudden forward motion.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
(countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
Rapid circular motion.
(philosophy) Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
A caper, or canter.
The deliberate ignoring or disregard of someone or something.
Alternative form of chevy. [(countable) A hunt or pursuit; a chase.]
Alternative form of rush job. [A task done under pressure or with urgency.]
(transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) An act of avoiding lessons or work.
(chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
(medicine, informal) The removal of casualties from the scene of an accident or injury, so that they can be treated at a hospital or other facility.
(slang, Australia) A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.
Alternative form of schlep. [A long or burdensome journey.]
(US, dated) A very hurried journey or movement, especially in return to a previous location; a dash.
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
An act of whirling.
A walking trip.
A sally; flight; escape.
A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
A onesie.
(countable, also figuratively) A rapid or uncontrolled movement; a dash, a rush.
Laborious walking.
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
(usually in the plural) Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
Alternative form of bug out. [(military, slang) A rapid retreat, a rout.]
A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
Rushed action.
(British, dated slang) Synonym of monkey run.
Synonym of gas and dash.
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
(historical) An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first-come-first-served basis.