scoot
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verb (used without object)
1.
to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
verb (used with object)
2.
to send or impel at high speed.
noun
3.
a swift, darting movement or course.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away |
| 2. | (Scot) to squirt |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act of scooting |
| 4. | (Scot) a squirt |
| [C19 probably of Scandinavian origin; compare | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
scoot
1758, possibly from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. skjota "to shoot") related to shoot (q.v.). Scooter, the child's vehicle, first attested 1919.
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Slang Dictionary
scoot definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The painter had the cylinder leaning against his shoulder, and was attempting to scoot it across the floor.
The craze ended swiftly: it wasn't really becoming for grown-ups to scoot down pavements, scattering pedestrians.
They use stiff tail feathers to brace themselves as they scoot up and down trees.
Move the cart forward by pushing the rear wheels with your hands, wheelchair fashion, or scoot along with your feet on the ground.
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