scud

Meaning

Adj

Naked.

Verb

1. To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
2. To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set.
3. To hit or slap.
4. To speed.
5. To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.

Noun

1. The act of scudding.
2. Clouds or rain driven by the wind.
3. A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
4. A gust of wind.
5. A scab on a wound.
6. A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
7. Any swimming amphipod.
8. A swift runner.
9. A form of garden hoe.
10. A slap; a sharp stroke.
11. (slang) Pornography.
12. (slang) The drink Irn-Bru.

Synonyms

scoot

dart

🎯

run

dash

💨

rack

scudding

shoot

flash

fly

✈️

float

race

speed

rush

glide

sail

scurry

skitter

slide

slip

smother

soar

spin

sprint

scamper away

waft

wing

🪽

yacht

zoom along

skim over

rush along

bolt

scour after

bound

career

cloud

☁️

course

cross

drift

escape

froth

gust

hurtle

pass by

plummet

rampage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skʌd/

Etymology

From Middle English scud (“incrustation, scurf, scab, peel, shedding”), perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot, push, throw off, shed”).