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# scamp

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

«scamp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scamp is a naughty, cheeky child, or a playful rascal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/#m1)
2. (old use) «You scamp!» is a scolding said to a naughty boy or girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/#x1)
- Do not waste your pity on a scamp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/#x2)
- "You scamp!" said his father, when he had heard what his son had done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scamp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scamp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scamp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scamp.html) on Mova free.