scoot

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scoot /skuːt/ verb informal  1  LEAVE A PLACE[intransitive] to move quickly and suddenly 快走，快跑 There’s the bus – I’d better scoot! 公共汽车来了——我得快跑！scoot off She scooted off on her bike. 她骑着自行车匆匆离去。2  [transitive] especially American English to make someone or something move a short distance by pulling or pushing 拉；推 I scooted my chair over to their table. 我把我的椅子拉到他们的桌旁。3 scoot over phrasal verb American English informal to move to one side, especially in order to make room for someone or something else 〔尤为腾出空间给别人或他物〕挪到边上 He scooted over so I could sit down. 他往边上挪了挪，让我坐下来。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

scoot• Motorbikes scooted for cover on the street, and a moment later the downpour began.• She stared up into his blue eyes, trying to conquer the urge to scoot further up the bed.• Fortunately the protection is perfect, so if you do scoot off your flight should be a short one.• She scooted out of the car and disappeared into one of the dingy vestibules along the street.• Matt scooted over the bridge on his skateboard.• Most vans around here scoot straight through.• But instead of scooting, the rider stands on two side plates, while a small petrol engine drives the rear wheel.• Theresa tipped the can over; the squirrel, looking ragged, scooted toward liberation.Origin scoot (1700-1800) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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scoot
scoot /skuːt/ verb informal1. [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.

scootBrE /skuːt/ 🔊NAmE /skuːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they scoot BrE /skuːt/ 🔊 NAmE /skuːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it scoots BrE /skuːts/ 🔊 NAmE /skuːts/ 🔊past simple scooted BrE /ˈskuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈskuːtɪd/ 🔊past participle scooted BrE /ˈskuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈskuːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form scooting BrE /ˈskuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈskuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to go or leave somewhere in a hurry 疾行；匆匆离去◆I'd better scoot or I'll be late. 我得快走，要不我该迟到了。🔊🔊(NAmE) = scooch (1)