scud

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Naked.
2. verb To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).

   clouds scudding across the sky

3. verb To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
4. verb To hit or slap.
5. verb To speed.
6. verb To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
7. verb To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
8. noun The act of scudding.

Similar words

flash dart shoot rack dash scoot boy bs scroggy scaddle

Often followed by

missiles missile of attacks and was before b launchers

Word family

scudded scudding scuds