scamp

«scamp» in Mova's school dictionary: a naughty, cheeky child, or a playful rascal — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (scamps); verb (scamp, scamps, scamped, scamping) (rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) A scamp is a naughty, cheeky child, or a playful rascal. tree →

2) (old use) «You scamp!» is a scolding said to a naughty boy or girl. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a scamp is a mischievous character who causes trouble, often in a way that makes the reader smile

examples

• Mothers don't know anything, answered those scamps. tree →
• Do not waste your pity on a scamp. tree →
• "You scamp!" said his father, when he had heard what his son had done. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scamp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.