Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

scoot

American  
[skoot] / skut /

verb (used without object)

  1. to go swiftly or hastily; dart.

verb (used with object)

  1. to send or impel at high speed.

noun

  1. a swift, darting movement or course.

scoot British  
/ skuːt /

verb

  1. to go or cause to go quickly or hastily; dart or cause to dart off or away

  2. to squirt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of scooting

  2. a squirt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scoot

1750–60; probably < Old Norse skota to push or skjōta to shoot 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I scoot to the middle of the bench.

From Literature

I scooted to the edge of the sofa cushion.

From Literature

At this, he brought over a chair and set it up near my workstation, scooting it over so he was less than an arm’s reach away.

From Literature

She laughs a little, pointing at her tearstained face, and scoots over to make room for Celia and me to sit with her.

From Literature

The trail came down one wall of the gully—a drop of fifty or so feet—then scooted across a frozen stream and up the other side.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.