scoot . 황급히 떠나다. 빨리 움직이다.
scoot over - 앉아 있을 때, 자리를 내어주다
scoot
verb
ˈsküt
scooted; scooting; scoots
Synonyms of scoot
intransitive verb
1
: to move swiftly
2
: to slide especially while seated
scoot over and let me sit down
scoot noun
Synonyms
barrel
belt
blast
blaze
blow
bolt
bomb [slang]
bowl
breeze
bundle
bustle
buzz
cannonball
careen
career
chase
course
crack (on)
dash
drive
fly
hare
hasten
hie
highball
hotfoot (it)
hump
hurl
hurry
hurtle
hustle
jet
jump
motor
nip
pelt
race
ram
rip
rocket
run
rush
rustle
scurry
scuttle
shoot
speed
step
tear
travel
trot
whirl
whisk
zip
zoom
Examples of scoot in a Sentence
She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.
She scooted her chair back a few inches.
He scooted closer to the table.
Recent Examples on the Web
The warmup started out like a high school sports practice—high knees, butt kicks, lunges—before moving into a series of humbling strength exercises, like scooting across the floor in plank position with my feet on a glider disc.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
These are satellites that scoot around in orbit, somewhere between 300 and 1,200 miles from Earth’s surface.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
The protesters competed with a man scooting through the crowd, blasting West Coast rap, as well as the pedestrians and tourists of Hollywood.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
But then the doors opened, and Petit scooted out into the fresh air.
—Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of earlier scout, of unknown origin
First Known Use
1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of scoot was in 1758
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동사 자리를 좁혀 앉다[앉게 하다], 황급히 가다((to))
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