scoot

Meanings

Noun

• A dollar.
• a scooter.
• A sideways shuffling or sliding motion.
• A sudden flow of water; a squirt.

Verb

• To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
• To ride on a scooter.
• To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
• To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).
• To dispatch someone or something at speed.
• To squirt.

Origin

• Of Unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse skjóta, or perhaps related to Middle English scottlynge, see scuddle, scuttle.
• Variant of shoot.