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
Before the chair, Jack said her son was able to scoot on the floor to get where he needed to go but the chair offers a whole new level of independence.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023
Whirring turbines bashed fish that attempted to scoot past.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023
I scoot myself up on the sink and kick off my shoes.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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