Scuttle (verb) جلدی میں دوڑنا

run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
Example: “a mouse scuttled across the floor”
Metaphor (noun) کنایہ، استعارہ، تقریر کے اعداد و شمار

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Example: “when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor”