Definition of "scoot"

scoot¹

/skuːt/

noun
plural scoots
1. (slang) A dollar.
2. (slang) a scooter.
  Quotations
  When you meet with your club, park in front of the café or bar so the world can see your scoots.
  Pixel Pete, Eric Dregni, Peter Martin, Scooters (page 134)
3. A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
  Quotations
  Instinctively, he lifted the chair a fraction, and gave it a little scoot away from her.
  2013, Liz Carlyle, Three Little Secrets
verb
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.
3. (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.
4. (of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
  Quotations
  If you ever see your dog scooting its hind end along the floor, chances are that anal sac irritation or impaction exists.
  1990, Chris C. Pinney, Guide to Home Pet Grooming, page 44
  What if my cat is biting its tail, scooting or rubbing its bottom on the ground?
  1997, J. M. Evans, Kay White, Catopedia
  The old wives tale is that a dog that scoots on its rear has worms, but that's rarely the case. Dogs that scoot, lick, or chew underneath their tails usually have anal gland issues.
  2008, Sandy Blackburn, The Everything Dog Grooming Book: All You Need to Help Your Pet Look and Feel Great!, page 62
5. (intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
6. (transitive) To dispatch someone or something at speed; Synonym of shoo.
  Quotations
  He scooted us out of the study and turned off the light […]
  1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Prout's Lovely Black Eye

scoot²

/skuːt/

verb
third-person singular simple present scoots, present participle scooting, simple past and past participle scooted
1. (Scotland, transitive) To squirt.
noun
plural scoots
1. (Scotland) A sudden flow of water; a squirt.

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