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scoot
scoot S0154100 (sko͞ot)v. scoot·ed, scoot·ing, scoots v.intr. To move or go suddenly and speedily; hurry.v.tr. Upper Southern US 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 skjōta, to shoot.] scoot n.Our Living Language The verb scoot, meaning "to squirt with water," arose in the American Midlands. Two derived senses, both intransitive verbs, have become more widely known: "to slide suddenly across a surface" and "to move quickly": The mouse scooted across the floor. The phrasal verb scoot over, meaning, in its transitive sense, "to push (someone or something) to the side to make room," also arose in the Midlands but has spread throughout much of the country.scoot (skuːt) vb1. to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away2. Scot to squirtn3. the act of scooting4. Scot a squirt[C19 probably of Scandinavian origin; compare shoot]scoot (skut) v.i. 1. to go swiftly or hastily; dart. v.t. 2. to send or impel at high speed. n. 3. a swift, darting movement or course. [1750–60; earlier scout, perhaps < Old Norse skota to push, or skjōta to shoot1] scoot Past participle: scooted Gerund: scooting
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I scoot | you scoot | he/she/it scoots | we scoot | you scoot | they scoot |
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I scooted | you scooted | he/she/it scooted | we scooted | you scooted | they scooted |
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I am scooting | you are scooting | he/she/it is scooting | we are scooting | you are scooting | they are scooting |
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I have scooted | you have scooted | he/she/it has scooted | we have scooted | you have scooted | they have scooted |
Past Continuous |
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I was scooting | you were scooting | he/she/it was scooting | we were scooting | you were scooting | they were scooting |
Past Perfect |
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I had scooted | you had scooted | he/she/it had scooted | we had scooted | you had scooted | they had scooted |
Future |
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I will scoot | you will scoot | he/she/it will scoot | we will scoot | you will scoot | they will scoot |
Future Perfect |
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I will have scooted | you will have scooted | he/she/it will have scooted | we will have scooted | you will have scooted | they will have scooted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be scooting | you will be scooting | he/she/it will be scooting | we will be scooting | you will be scooting | they will be scooting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been scooting | you have been scooting | he/she/it has been scooting | we have been scooting | you have been scooting | they have been scooting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been scooting | you will have been scooting | he/she/it will have been scooting | we will have been scooting | you will have been scooting | they will have been scooting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been scooting | you had been scooting | he/she/it had been scooting | we had been scooting | you had been scooting | they had been scooting |
Conditional |
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I would scoot | you would scoot | he/she/it would scoot | we would scoot | you would scoot | they would scoot |
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I would have scooted | you would have scooted | he/she/it would have scooted | we would have scooted | you would have scooted | they would have scooted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | scoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"dash, scud, dart, flash, shootplunge - 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" |
scootverb dash, run, dart, sprint, bolt, zip, scuttle, scurry, scamper, skitter, skedaddle (informal), skirr He scooted up the stairs.scootverbTo move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.Translationsscoot (skuːt) verb (often with along, ~away, ~past etc) to move (away) fast. He scooted down the road. 迅速快跑(跑開) 迅速跑开ˈscooter noun1. a type of small motor-bicycle. 小輪摩托車 小摩托车2. a child's two-wheeled toy vehicle propelled by the foot. 兒童滑板車 儿童滑板车scoot
the scootsslang Diarrhea. Never drink tap water in this country, unless you want to end up with a savage case of the scoots. Curry always gives me the scoots, so I don't eat it anymore.See also: scootscoot over1. To move slightly to the side, especially while seated. Hey, scoot over so I can fit another chair at the table. Would you mind scooting over? I'd like to sit here too.2. To move or cause to move someone or something that is on the ground slightly to the side. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scoot" and "over." Help me scoot this table over so everyone will be able to fit in the kitchen. Just scoot the kids over a little bit so that you have room to sit down here.See also: over, scootscoot over to (something or some place)To move or slide to something or some place quickly. I just need to scoot over to the bank really fast—I shouldn't be gone for more than half an hour. I scooted over to the window to see who was coming up the driveway. This website is for people on a budget. If you're looking for flashier tech stuff, you should scoot over to our sister site.See also: over, scootscoot down1. To move slightly down the length of something, especially while seated. Hey, scoot down so I can fit another chair at the table. Would you mind scooting down? I'd like to sit here too.2. To move or cause to move someone or something that is on the ground slightly down the length of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scoot" and "down." Help me scoot this table down so everyone will be able to fit in the kitchen. Just scoot the kids down a little bit so that you have room to sit there.3. To travel to something or some place very quickly or briefly. I just need to scoot down to the bank after lunch—I shouldn't be gone for more than half an hour. We all scooted down after lunch to watch the parade on Main Street.See also: down, scootscoot down to (something or some place)To travel to something or some place very quickly or briefly. I just need to scoot down to the bank after lunch—I shouldn't be gone for more than half an hour. We all scooted down to the street corner to watch the parade.See also: down, scootscoot down (to some place)to go (down) somewhere in a hurry. I want you to scoot down to the store and get me a dozen eggs. Okay? I'll scoot down as soon as I finish reading the newspaper.See also: down, scootscoot overto slide sideways while seated. Scoot over and let me sit down. If you scoot over, we can get another person in this row.See also: over, scootscoot over to someone or somethingto travel or move over to someone or something or some place in a hurry. Scoot over to Don and ask him to come here for a minute. We all scooted over to the stadium for the football game.See also: over, scootscoot overMove to the side, especially to make room. For example, If you scoot over a little I'll have room to sit down. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] See also: over, scootscoot overv.1. To move or slide to the side: Can you scoot over so that I can sit down?2. To move or slide something to the side: Scoot your chair over so we can talk.See also: over, scootscoot1. in. to run or scurry quickly from one place to another. I scooted from the bank to the cleaners and then on to the dentist’s. 2. n. a motorcycle. Do you wear a brain-bucket on your scoot? the scoots n. a case of diarrhea. Our vacation was ruined by a case of the scoots. See also: scootEncyclopediaSeescooterSCOOT
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SCOOT➣Split Cycle and Offset Optimisation Technique (demand responsive urban traffic control system) |
scoot
Synonyms for scootverb dashSynonyms- dash
- run
- dart
- sprint
- bolt
- zip
- scuttle
- scurry
- scamper
- skitter
- skedaddle
- skirr
Synonyms for scootverb to move swiftlySynonyms- bolt
- bucket
- bustle
- dart
- dash
- festinate
- flash
- fleet
- flit
- fly
- haste
- hasten
- hurry
- hustle
- pelt
- race
- rocket
- run
- rush
- sail
- scour
- shoot
- speed
- sprint
- tear
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- whiz
- wing
- zip
- zoom
- hotfoot
- rip
- barrel
- highball
- nip
Synonyms for scootverb run or move very quickly or hastilySynonymsRelated Words- plunge
- shoot down
- tear
- buck
- charge
- shoot
- hie
- hotfoot
- pelt along
- race
- rush
- rush along
- speed
- step on it
- belt along
- bucket along
- cannonball along
- hasten
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