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Definition of Scud
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
2. Noun. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).
3. Verb. Run before a gale.
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Sail
Derivative terms: Scudding
Definition of Scud
1. v. i. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.
2. v. t. To pass over quickly.
3. n. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.
Definition of Scud
1. Proper noun. A Soviet-developed ballistic missile. ¹
2. Adjective. (slang Scotland) Naked. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive nautical) To run before a high wind with no sails set. ¹
5. Verb. (Northumbria) To hit. ¹
6. Verb. (Northumbria) To speed. ¹
7. Verb. (Northumbria) To skim. ¹
8. Noun. The act of scudding. ¹
9. Noun. Clouds or rain driven by the wind. ¹
10. Noun. A gust of wind. ¹
11. Noun. (Bristol) A scab on a wound. ¹
12. Noun. (slang Scotland) Pornography. ¹
13. Noun. (slang Scotland) Irn-Bru. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scud
1. to run or move swiftly [v SCUDDED, SCUDDING, SCUDS]
Medical Definition of Scud
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1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.
2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. "Borne on the scud of the sea." (Longfellow) "The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon." (Sir S. Baker)
3. A slight, sudden shower.
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