A rush or run; a swift course or rapid onward movement; the act of running or moving rapidly or with great force.

By extension: A running, course (usually implying swift motion); formerly [like French carrière] applied spec. to the course of the sun or a star…

A rapid or sudden movement.

In extended use: Swift or violent movement, as of something hurled or flung, or of a wheeled vehicle, etc.; rapid course; rush, hurry. Also figurative…

Originally Nautical. with a run: (originally with reference to sliding down a rope) with a sudden rapid movement, esp. downwards; rapidly…

colloquial. A sound made by ripping; (also) a burst (of laughter); (in extended use) a rapid rush, a quick run (now chiefly regional).

slang (originally U.S.). A rapid move; (a journey undertaken at) a fast rate. Also figurative.

The action or an act of ‘scooting’.