scoot
verb /skuːt/
/skuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scoot | /skuːt/ /skuːt/ |
| he / she / it scoots | /skuːts/ /skuːts/ |
| past simple scooted | /ˈskuːtɪd/ /ˈskuːtɪd/ |
| past participle scooted | /ˈskuːtɪd/ /ˈskuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form scooting | /ˈskuːtɪŋ/ /ˈskuːtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to go or leave somewhere in a hurry
- I'd better scoot or I'll be late.
- They scooted off to Dublin for the weekend.
- (also scooch)[intransitive] (North American English) + adv./prep. to move a short distance, especially while sitting down
Word Originmid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.