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SCOOT
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
(verb) run or move very quickly or hastily; “She dashed into the yard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
scoot (plural scoots)
(slang) A dollar.
(slang) a scooter.
A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
Verb
scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
(intransitive) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
(intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
(of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
(intransitive) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
(transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed.
Etymology 2
Verb
scoot (third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted)
(Scotland, transitive) To squirt.
Noun
scoot (plural scoots)
(Scotland) A sudden flow of water; a squirt.
Anagrams
• Cotos, Scoto-, coost, coots, costo-, scoto-, tocos
Proper noun
SCOOT
Initialism of Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique: a system for the coordination and control of traffic signals across an urban road network.
Anagrams
• Cotos, Scoto-, coost, coots, costo-, scoto-, tocos
Source: Wiktionary
Scoot, v. i.
Definition: To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away. [Colloq. & Humorous, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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