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scoot
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scoot  (skt)
v. scoot·ed, scoot·ing, scoots
v.intr.
To go suddenly and speedily; hurry.
v.tr.
Upper Southern U.S. To squirt with water: "I know I wouldn't scoot down no hog with no hose" (Flannery O'Connor).
Phrasal Verb:
scoot over
To move or slide to the side: Scoot that chair over.

[Scots, to eject, squirt, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjta, to shoot.]

scoot n.
Regional Note: Scoot comes from a Scandinavian verb related to the verb shoot and, borrowed into Scots dialect, originally meant "to squirt with water." Two derived senses, both intransitive verbs, have become even more common: "to slide suddenly across a surface" and "to move quickly": The mouse scooted across the floor. In the American Midlands, there is a phrasal verb scoot over, meaning, in its transitive sense, "to push (someone or something) to the side to make room."

scoot [skuːt]
vb
1. to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away
2. Scot to squirt
n
1. the act of scooting
2. Scot a squirt
[C19 probably of Scandinavian origin; compare shoot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.scoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scoot
verb dash, run, dart, sprint, bolt, zip, scuttle, scurry, scamper, skitter, skedaddle (informal), skirr He scooted up the stairs.
Translations
scoot [skuːt] VI (also scoot away, scoot off) → largarse, rajarse(LAm)
scoot!¡lárgate!
I must scoottengo que marcharme

scoot [ˈskuːt] vi (= move quickly) → filer
Amelia scooted over to him, hands on hips → Amelia fila vers lui, les mains sur les hanches.
Sam scooted up the stairs
BUT Sam monta les marches quatre à quatre.

scoot
vi (inf: = scram) → abzischen (inf); (= walk quickly)rennen; scoot across and get it!komm rüber und hols dir! (inf)

scoot [skuːt] vi (fam) to scoot in/outentrare/uscire di corsa
scoot [skuːt] vi (fam) to scoot in/outentrare/uscire di corsa

scoot
v scoot [skuːt]
(often withalong, ~away, ~pastetc) to move (away) fast He scooted down the road. wegry يَنْطَلِق مُسْرِعا офейквам uhánět pile rasen παίρνω δρόμο largarse kihutama مثل برق رفتن pinkaista filer מְנוּסָה तेजी से दौड़ना juriti, hitati rohan lari skjótast, þjóta filare 急いで行く 달려가다 lėkti, dumti drāzties; joņot pergi cepat-cepat rennen, vliegen pile av gårde zwiać correr a o rupe la fugă бежать стремглав uháňať zdrveti brzo se pomeriti kila, kuta, sticka เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็ว seğirtmek 迅速快跑(跑開) зірватися з місця, бігти زپاٹا بھرنا chạy trốn
n scooter
1 a type of small motor-bicycle. bromfiets دَرّاجَةٌ صَغيرَه скутер skútr scooter der Roller σκούτερ escúter, vespa motoroller موتور اسكوتر skootteri scooter קַטנוֹע स्कूटर skuter, moped robogó skuter vespa, létt bifhjól scooter スクーター 스쿠터 motoroleris motorollers skuter scooter scooter skuter motoreta scooter мотороллер skúter motorno kolo skuter skoter รถจักรยานยนต์ขนาดเล็ก küçük motosiklet 小型電動自行車 скутер دو پہیا ہلکی موٹر سائیکل xe máy tay ga
2 a child's two-wheeled toy vehicle propelled by the foot. speelfiets دَرّاجَة أولاد ذات عَجَلَتين ولَوْحٍ خَشَبي тротинетка koloběžka løbehjul der Roller πατίνι patinete tõukeratas روروك potkulauta trottinette קוֹרקִינֶט बच्चों का स्कूटर, दो पहिये वाली गाड़ी romobil roller otopet hlaupahjól monopattino 片足スケート (어린이용) 스쿠터 paspirtukas skrejrats skuter mainan autoped sparkesykkel hulajnoga trotinete trotinetă самокат kolobežka skiro trotinet sparkcykel รถจักรยานชนิดล้อเล็ก ๆ สำหรับเด็ก bas-kay, trotinet 兒童滑板車 дитячий самокат بچوں کے کھیلنے کی پہیے دار تختی xe đẩy


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