scoot
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away
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to squirt
noun
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the act of scooting
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a squirt
Etymology
Origin of scoot
1750–60; probably < Old Norse skota to push or skjōta to shoot 1
Example Sentences
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Just then here he came again, scooting along on the game trail, screaming and making enough racket to scare a goblin to death.
From Literature
Opal had scooted as near to Archie as she dared, looking back and forth between her father and me.
From Literature
Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.
One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.
From BBC
Lily gets bored and starts jumping on Aunt Melissa’s bed, so I scoot my chair closer to the computer.
From Literature
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