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scooted over

scooted over is the simple past and past participle of scoot over.

Meaning of scoot over

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.
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To slide (something) across or aside.
    • Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?

Questions about scooted over

What is scooted over the simple past and past participle of?
Scooted over is the simple past and past participle of scoot over.

Words near scooted over in the dictionary

  1. scootch
  2. scootched
  3. scootches
  4. scootching
  5. scooted
  6. scooted over
  7. scooted up
  8. scooter
  9. scooter skirt
  10. scooter skirts
  11. scooterboy

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