scoot

Significado (English)

Noun

1. (slang) A dollar.
2. (slang) a scooter.
3. A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.

Verb

1. To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
2. To run away hastily; scram.
3. To ride on a scooter.
4. To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
5. To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
6. To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.

Verb

To squirt.

Synonyms

dart

🎯

run

dash

💨

scud

sprint

race

rush

hurry

shoot

scurry

flash

bolt

fly

✈️

speed

hasten

bound

make off

scamper

scramble

skedaddle

tear

lunge

make haste

dash out

move over

plummet

gallop

rampage

float

run away

crawl

sally

go quickly

move fast

course

corner

scuttle

clear off

slip and fall

skitter

slip

charge

spin

career

start

scour after

totter

trail

turn

twist

zip

zoom

hurtle

hustle

in haste

leap

limp

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/skuːt/

Etimoloxía (English)

Cognate with Middle English: scottlynge

In summary

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot”), or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge (“moving one's feet quickly, scampering”, literally “scuttling”), see scuddle, scuttle.