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scoot

 (sko͞ot)
v. scoot·ed, scoot·ing, scoots
v.intr.
To move or go suddenly and speedily; hurry.
v.tr.
Upper Southern US To squirt with water: "I know I wouldn't scoot down no hog with no hose" (Flannery O'Connor).
Phrasal Verb:
scoot over
To move or slide to the side: Scoot that chair over.

[Scots, to eject, squirt, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjōta, to shoot.]

scoot n.
Our Living Language The verb scoot, meaning "to squirt with water," arose in the American Midlands. Two derived senses, both intransitive verbs, have become more widely known: "to slide suddenly across a surface" and "to move quickly": The mouse scooted across the floor. The phrasal verb scoot over, meaning, in its transitive sense, "to push (someone or something) to the side to make room," also arose in the Midlands but has spread throughout much of the country.
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scoot

(skuːt)
vb
1. to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away
2. Scot to squirt
n
3. the act of scooting
4. Scot a squirt
[C19 probably of Scandinavian origin; compare shoot]
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scoot

(skut)

v.i.
1. to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
v.t.
2. to send or impel at high speed.
n.
3. a swift, darting movement or course.
[1750–60; earlier scout, perhaps < Old Norse skota to push, or skjōta to shoot1]
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scoot


Past participle: scooted
Gerund: scooting

Imperative
scoot
scoot
Present
I scoot
you scoot
he/she/it scoots
we scoot
you scoot
they scoot
Preterite
I scooted
you scooted
he/she/it scooted
we scooted
you scooted
they scooted
Present Continuous
I am scooting
you are scooting
he/she/it is scooting
we are scooting
you are scooting
they are scooting
Present Perfect
I have scooted
you have scooted
he/she/it has scooted
we have scooted
you have scooted
they have scooted
Past Continuous
I was scooting
you were scooting
he/she/it was scooting
we were scooting
you were scooting
they were scooting
Past Perfect
I had scooted
you had scooted
he/she/it had scooted
we had scooted
you had scooted
they had scooted
Future
I will scoot
you will scoot
he/she/it will scoot
we will scoot
you will scoot
they will scoot
Future Perfect
I will have scooted
you will have scooted
he/she/it will have scooted
we will have scooted
you will have scooted
they will have scooted
Future Continuous
I will be scooting
you will be scooting
he/she/it will be scooting
we will be scooting
you will be scooting
they will be scooting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scooting
you have been scooting
he/she/it has been scooting
we have been scooting
you have been scooting
they have been scooting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scooting
you will have been scooting
he/she/it will have been scooting
we will have been scooting
you will have been scooting
they will have been scooting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scooting
you had been scooting
he/she/it had been scooting
we had been scooting
you had been scooting
they had been scooting
Conditional
I would scoot
you would scoot
he/she/it would scoot
we would scoot
you would scoot
they would scoot
Past Conditional
I would have scooted
you would have scooted
he/she/it would have scooted
we would have scooted
you would have scooted
they would have scooted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.scoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
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scoot

verb dash, run, dart, sprint, bolt, zip, scuttle, scurry, scamper, skitter, skedaddle (informal), skirr He scooted up the stairs.
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scoot

verb
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Translations
يَنْطَلِق مُسْرِعا
uhánět
pile
skjótast, òjóta
dumtimotorolerispaspirtukas
drāztiesjoņot
seğirtmek

scoot

[skuːt] VI (also scoot away, scoot off) → largarse, rajarse (LAm)
scoot!¡lárgate!
I must scoottengo que marcharme
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scoot

[ˈskuːt] vi (= move quickly) → filer
Amelia scooted over to him, hands on hips → Amelia fila vers lui, les mains sur les hanches.
Sam scooted up the stairs
BUT Sam monta les marches quatre à quatre.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scoot

vi (inf: = scram) → abzischen (inf); (= walk quickly)rennen; scoot across and get it!komm rüber und hols dir! (inf)
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scoot

[skuːt] vi (fam) to scoot in/outentrare/uscire di corsa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scoot

(skuːt) verb
(often with along, ~away, ~past etc) to move (away) fast. He scooted down the road.
ˈscooter noun
1. a type of small motor-bicycle.
2. a child's two-wheeled toy vehicle propelled by the foot.
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References in classic literature ?
While still warm, the oil, like hot punch, is received into the six-barrel casks; and while, perhaps, the ship is pitching and rolling this way and that in the midnight sea, the enormous casks are slewed round and headed over, end for end, and sometimes perilously scoot across the slippery deck, like so many land slides, till at last man-handled and stayed in their course; and all round the hoops, rap, rap, go as many hammers as can play upon them, for now, ex officio, every sailor is a cooper.
He told me to tell yer he's got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for a scoot clean out to 'Frisco.
So he hunged him once but he come to life and scooted for the barn while Mr.
He was wild with excitement, and Vixen, as usual, squealed and scuttered and scooted, and took charge of the procession.
Scooted. Evaporated," replied Ivan in humorous French.
Together, Bird and Scoot said they will offer riders more vehicles featuring the latest technology advancements for the sharing market, and provide service in more communities.
"Singapore-bound Scoot Airways flight TR 567 flying from Trichy (Tamil Nadu) made an emergency landing at Chennai airport after the pilot detected smoke in the aircraft cargo at around 3:40 am today.
"Scoot will mount a replacement flight to Chennai, subject to regulatory approval, to transport customers back to Singapore," the spokesperson said.
"Our market in southern Taiwan continues to grow," said Scoot General Manager Victor Lee, adding that the average ridership on the two routes is about 85 percent.
They can also be entered into daily prize draws if more than 15 per cent of pupils cycle, walk or scoot on each day of the challenge.
The aircraft will make its debut on 29 October, flying between Singapore and Bangkok, adds Scoot.