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单词 scoot
释义 scoot
I. \ˈsküt, usu -üd.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot — more at shoot
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to go suddenly and swiftly : dart, scud
  < cracked the whip over the mare like a rifle shot and she scooted by — H.B.Altuler >
  < trucks of one of the evening papers scooting around town to deliver the latest editions — Mollie Panter-Downes >
  < farm prices usually scoot up and down much faster than the prices of what the farmer buys — Time >
  < scooted up the stairs — Richard Burke >
  : go away in haste : decamp
  < took his collections and scooted — N.M.Clark >
  < scooted out of the courtroom like the Devil was after her — Eudora Welty >
  < scoot or you will be late >
 b. : to slide suddenly or swiftly
  < scooted down a little in his chair — William Brinkley >
  < placed one hand on his shoulder; the other on the craft's gunwale, raised his feet and scooted overside — K.M.Dodson >
2. dialect chiefly Britain : to shoot or squirt forth
 < water scoots from a hose >
transitive verb
1. : to cause to scoot
 < scooting their shoe toes up their calves to restore the shine — Darrell Berrigan >
 < scooted his chair a bit closer — H.O.Yardley >
 < scooted his glass around in large circles — H.D.Skidmore >
2. chiefly Scotland : squirt
 < scooting each other with the hose — Carson McCullers >
II. noun
(-s)
1. chiefly Scotland : a sudden flow (as of water from a hose)
2. : an act of scooting
 < its a quick scoot down the sailboat-filled harbor — Peter Barrett >
3. : a single logging sled : dray
4. : a trapshooting game for four-man teams in which the first releases a target with a handtrap, the second man tries to break the target, the third covers for the second and scores if he breaks the target missed by the second, and a fourth acts as scorekeeper, players rotating positions until 20 targets have been thrown
5. dialect : scoter
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a piece of hardwood lumber that is inferior to any recognized grade
2. : a piece of lumber that is very defective and practically worthless
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