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scoot over

scoot over verb: to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.

Verb

scoot over (third-person singular simple present scoots over, present participle scooting over, simple past and past participle scooted over)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.
    • Please scoot over a little so I can sit down.
    • You look like who you say you are / So scoot over, let me drive your car.1983, ZZ Top (band), "Thug" (song)
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To slide (something) across or aside.
    • Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?

Synonyms of scoot over

Forms of scoot over

third-person singular presentscoots over
present participlescooting over
past participlescooted over
pastscooted over

Questions about scoot over

What does scoot over mean?
Scoot over means to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.
What part of speech is scoot over?
Scoot over is a verb.
What is the past tense of scoot over?
The past tense of scoot over is scooted over.

Words near scoot over in the dictionary

  1. scoopwheel
  2. scoopwheels
  3. scoopy
  4. scoosh
  5. scoot
  6. scoot over
  7. scoot up
  8. scootberries
  9. scootberry
  10. scootch
  11. scootched

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