scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

scooted; scooting; scoots

intransitive verb

1

: to move swiftly

2

: to slide especially while seated

scoot over and let me sit down

scoot noun

Synonyms of scoot

• scurry
• hurry
• trot
• fly
• speed
• travel
• drive
• rush
• race
• jump
• zip
• chase
• run
• scuttle

Examples of scoot in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two roaches scooted on the floor next to the reach-in cooler at the front counter. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Como Uma Canggu This airy modern beachfront resort occupies prime real estate in Canggu, easy walking—or scooting—distance to all the town's hot spots. —Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026

The free return trajectory is essentially a marble trick of sending Integrity scooting along the curves mapped around the moon’s moving gravity well on a path that gets captured again by Earth’s gravity well. —Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026

While still holding the child, the video allegedly shows the woman attempting to scoot on the ground, losing balance and falling on top of the child. —Riley Moser, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of earlier scout, of unknown origin

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scoot

• beaut
• boot
• bruit
• brut
• brute
• chute
• coot
• cute
• flute
• fruit
• hoot
• jute

Kids Definition

scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

1

: to go suddenly and swiftly : dart

2

: to slide especially while seated

scoot over

scoot noun