scoot
About 0.15 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A swift movement or trip
a quick scoot to the supermarket
- noun A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
- noun A dollar.
- verb To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
- verb To run away hastily; scram.
You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!
- verb To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
- verb To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
Do you mind scooting a bit to the left?
- verb To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
Similar words
dash shoot dart flash scud file skedaddle scramble skoosh scooby-doo
Often followed by
over around out back down up away across off
Word family
scooted scooting scoots
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