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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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
Right then, time for a scoot round the grounds.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024
At one point I had to use the heel of my hands to scoot down the loose rock and dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
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
Girls regularly swoon over him like he's...oh, what's that character who died because Kate Winslet wouldn't scoot the hell over on that door?
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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