| Main Entry: | skitter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | skip |
Synonyms: |
bob, bolt*, bound, buck, canter, caper, carom, cavort, dance, flee, flit, fly*, frisk, gambol, glance, graze, hippety-hop, hop, leap, lope, make off, prance, ricochet, run, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skim, skirr, spring*, step, tiptoe, trip* |
| Main Entry: | hop |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | jump on one leg |
Synonyms: |
bounce, bound, caper, dance, hurdle, leap, lop, lope, skip, skitter, spring, step, trip, vault |
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move fast on foot |
Synonyms: |
abscond, amble, barrel, beat it, bolt, bound, bustle, canter, career, clear out, course, cut and run, dart, dash, decamp, depart, dog it, escape, flee, flit, fly, gallop, go like lightning, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, hustle, jog, leg it, light out, lope, make a break, make off, make tracks, pace, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scorch, scramble, scud, scurry, shag, shoot, skedaddle, skip, skitter, smoke*, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, take flight, take off, tear, tear out, travel, trot, whisk |
Antonyms: |
stand, walk |
| Main Entry: | skim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | glide over quickly, lightly |
Synonyms: |
brush, carom, coast, dart, float, fly, graze, kiss, ricochet, sail, scud, shoot, skate, skip, skirr, skitter, smooth along, soar, trip |
| Notes: | peruse means examine or consider with attention and in detail; skim means examine hastily |
Antonyms: |
pour |
| Main Entry: | skip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bounce or jump over |
Synonyms: |
bob, bolt, bound, buck, canter, caper, carom, cavort, dance, flee, flit, fly, frisk, gambol, glance, graze, hippety-hop, hop, leap, lope, make off, prance, ricochet, run, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skim, skirr, skitter, spring, step, tiptoe, trip |
| Main Entry: | slink/slither |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | creep by |
Synonyms: |
coast, cower, glide, glissade, go stealthily, gumshoe, lurk, meander, pass quietly, prowl, pussyfoot, shirk, sidle, skitter, skulk, slick, slide, slip, snake, sneak, steal, undulate |
| Main Entry: | spring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump, skip |
Synonyms: |
bolt, bounce, bound, hippety hop, hop, hurdle, leap, lop, lope, rebound, recoil, skitter, start, startle, trip, vault |
| Main Entry: | slink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | creep by |
Synonyms: |
coast, cower, glide, glissade, go stealthily, gumshoe, lurk, meander, mooch, pass quietly, prowl, pussyfoot, shirk, sidle, skitter, skulk, slick, slide, slip, slither, snake, sneak, steal, undulate |