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
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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scootsimple
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scootssimple
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have scootedperfect
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has scootedperfect
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am scootingprogressive
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are scootingprogressive
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is scootingprogressive
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have been scootingperfect progressive
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has been scootingperfect progressive
Past
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scootedsimple
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had scootedperfect
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was scootingprogressive
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were scootingprogressive
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had been scootingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of scoot
1750–60; probably < Old Norse skota to push or skjōta to shoot 1
Example Sentences
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He should have used the nearby crosswalk, but there aren’t enough of those on the boulevard, so pedestrians routinely skitter and scoot across the street like they’re in a game of Frogger.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Two balls into a new spell, Bumrah got one to scoot into off stump, leaving Stokes to drop his bat and throw out his hands in frustration.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
Or do we scoot the front row an extra 50 feet back, cross our fingers and assume none of the attendees played baseball growing up?
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023
I tug my hand away from Abby’s and scoot my chair out abruptly.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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