scoot

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

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

Verb

To ride on a scooter.

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

Translations

largarse

abhauen

correre

fuga precipitosa

rennen

filer

انزلق

اندفع

أصاب

رمش

صور

نما

هجوم

تبرعم

جرح

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skuːt/

Etymology

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.