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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#m1)

2) To scoot is to ride a scooter, pushing with one foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#m2)

3) (US informal) To scoot over is to move a little to make room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x1)
- I scooted to school on my scooter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x2)
- The mouse scooted under the fridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x3)
- I'd better scoot or I'll be late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x4)
- The kids scooted round the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x5)
- She scooted off before anyone could stop her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x6)
- W'en ole man Rabbit say scoot,' dey scooted, en w'en ole Miss Rabbit say 'scat,' dey scatted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/#x7)

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scoot» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scoot/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.