scoot
scoot
intransitive verb \ˈsküt\Definition of SCOOT
1
: to move swiftly
2
: to slide especially while seated <scoot over and let me sit down>
— scoot noun
Examples of SCOOT
- She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.
- She scooted her chair back a few inches.
- He scooted closer to the table.
Origin of SCOOT
perhaps alteration of earlier scout, of unknown origin
First Known Use: 1758
Related to SCOOT
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, hurry, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
Learn More About SCOOT
Browse
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up scoot? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).











