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Scurry

To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.

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Manner of action 1

Crab 76% connected

One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Broader term 5

Haste 76% connected

Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Hurry 76% connected

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Run 76% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rush 76% connected

A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Rushing 76% connected

of Rush

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Scamper 74% connected

To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scamper 74% connected

To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Scamper 92% connected

To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scramble 92% connected

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scuttle 92% connected

A broad, shallow basket.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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