Found 2 items, similar to Scamp.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scamp
scamp
n : one who is playfully mischievous [syn:
imp,
monkey,
rascal,
rapscallion,
scalawag,
scallywag]
scamp
v : perform hastily and carelessly
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Scamp
Scamp
\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.
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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.]
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A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in
a superficial, dishonest manner. --Wedgwood.
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Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that
of men in establishments of good repute. --T. Hughes.
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