scoot[verb]Synonyms: hurry, barrel, beeline, bustle, fleet, hasten, highball, hustle, rush, zip, run, dash, scamper, scurry, shin, sprint, bolt, flee, fly, make off, screw, skedaddle, skip, skirr
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
scoot /skuːt/
verb informal[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
1. [intransitive] to move quickly and suddenly:
There’s the bus – I’d better scoot!scoot off She scooted off on her bike.2. [transitive] especially American English to make someone or something move a short distance by pulling or pushing:
I scooted my chair over to their table.scoot over phrasal verb American English informal to move to one side, especially in order to make room for someone or something else:
He scooted over so I could sit down. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲