scoot

«scoot» in Mova's school dictionary: to go somewhere quickly or leave quickly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (scoot, scoots, scooted, scooting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) To scoot is to go somewhere quickly or leave quickly. tree →

2) To scoot is to ride a scooter, pushing with one foot. tree →

3) (US informal) To scoot over is to move a little to make room. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday, friendly talk: «scoot over» on a bench, «scoot to school» on a scooter, «I'd better scoot» = I must go. Phrases: «scoot over», «scoot off», «scoot along».

examples

• Scoot over so I can sit down. tree →
• I scooted to school on my scooter. tree →
• The mouse scooted under the fridge. tree →
• I'd better scoot or I'll be late. tree →
• The kids scooted round the park. tree →
• She scooted off before anyone could stop her. tree →
• W'en ole man Rabbit say scoot,' dey scooted, en w'en ole Miss Rabbit say 'scat,' dey scatted. tree →

note

Informal word. Related to «scooter». Regular verb.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scoot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.