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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