scooting

Verb (1)

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

1. (intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
2. (intransitive) To run away hastily; scram.
   • You'd better scoot before my mother gets home and sees that broken window!
3. To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
   • The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
4. (intransitive, often) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
   • Do you mind scooting a bit to the left?
5. (transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
   • He scooted us out of the study and turned off the light […]1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Prout's Lovely Black Eye

Verb (2)

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

1. (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.

   Synonyms:

   scooter

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