scoot

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  1. intransitive verb To go suddenly and speedily; hurry.
  2. transitive verb Upper Southern U.S. To squirt with water: "I know I wouldn't scoot down no hog with no hose” (Flannery O'Connor).
  3. phrasal verb scoot over To move or slide to the side: Scoot that chair over.
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  • This means that the Palestinians typically shoot and scoot, which in turn means that they can't calibrate their fire.
  • And if my scoot is parked 8 months of the year there's no chance I'll ever catch up to your cars footprint on this green earth! —  NOW Magazine
  • Thanks to the genius who dreamed up the greenways, it's possible to skate, scoot or stroll several traffic-free miles through some of the county's prettiest areas. —  NashvilleScene.com
  • Last police encounter on a scoot, on my 1988 Yamaha Vmax, a 150 hp. / 90 lbs. torque V-four water-cooled muscle bike. —  Ride Fast & Shoot Straight
  • Repeated trials yielded similar results, with the mouse performing equally well despite added variables of Dr. Eng trying to "scoot" it back with a pen and Dr. Barret tipping the entire maze upward 45 degrees. —  Blah, Blah! Technology
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scoot:   scooted ·  scooting
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Scots, to eject, squirt, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjōta, to shoot.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (3)

  1. A variant of shoot. Cf. skeet.
  2. from scoot, v.
  3. Cf. scoter.
 

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