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Definition of Scoot
1. Verb. Run or move very quickly or hastily. "She dashed into the yard"
Specialized synonyms: Plunge
Related verbs: Buck, Charge, Shoot, Shoot Down, Tear
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Dart, Dash, Dash, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter
Also: Flash Back
Definition of Scoot
1. v. i. To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away.
Definition of Scoot
1. Noun. (slang) A dollar. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) a scooter. ¹
3. Verb. (rfc-sense split) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily. ¹
4. Verb. To ride on a scooter. ¹
5. Verb. (context: of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scoot
1. to go quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scoot
Literary usage of Scoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"scoot, SCOUT, [pron. scoot], s. 1. A term of the greatest contumely, applied to
a woman; ... scoot, s. " A wooden drinking caup [cup], sometimes scoop, ..."
2. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"... on German officers and men—Ill-formed criticism —Suspicious preparation at
Ostend—A " shoot and scoot" raid—An official memorandum—The evolution of the ..."
3. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"... on German officers and men—Ill-formed criticism —Suspicious preparation at
Ostend—A " shoot and scoot" raid—An official memorandum—The evolution of the ..."
4. Transactions of the Philological Society by Philological Society (Great Britain). (1901)
"scoot has varied senses in Ulster. It means an outing, a trip. "Did you have a
good scoot? ... A scooter is a tourist, one who scoots about. A scoot- ..."
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