scud
1to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
Nautical. to run before a gale with little or no sail set.
Archery. (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark.
the act of scudding.
clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
low-drifting clouds appearing beneath a cloud from which precipitation is falling.
Origin of scud
1Other definitions for scud (2 of 3)
to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt.
the hairs or dirt removed by scudding.
Origin of scud
2Other definitions for Scud (3 of 3)
or Scud missile
a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher.
Origin of Scud
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How to use scud in a sentence
In the dark branches of the trees the wind whistled mournfully, and the scudding clouds were precursory of rain.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxScudding clouds were seen flitting across the sky, from which there descended now and then misty showers of rain.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottSandpipers went scudding along down by the water, and the mountain holly began putting on a new dress.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverAs he reached the street, he saw a boy scudding along under an umbrella, with a package under his arm.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandSpray was scudding across the isthmus, and the sea for a mile from the shore was just a seething cauldron.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for scud (1 of 2)
/ (skʌd) /
(intr) (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly
(intr) nautical to run before a gale
(tr) Scot to hit; slap
the act of scudding
meteorol
a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds
a sudden shower or gust of wind
Scot a slap
Origin of scud
1British Dictionary definitions for Scud (2 of 2)
/ (skʌd) /
informal a Soviet-made surface-to-surface missile, originally designed to carry nuclear warheads and with a range of 300 km; later modified to achieve greater range: used by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War and in the Gulf Wars
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