scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

scooted; scooting; scoots

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

There’s even an electric BMW i7 to scoot you within a three-mile radius on the house. —Katie Chang, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Of course, the videos are then posted to TikTok. Can’t quite picture what this may look like? Check out this funny TikTok of a girl gradually scooting her desk toward the door of her classroom—and finally achieving her freedom! —Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024

Rylee and Stephen, 26, scooted out after chatting with Good Morning America. —Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024

Running back Aaron Jones, signed in the offseason from the Green Bay Packers, scooted for another score and had 94 rushing yards. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of earlier scout, of unknown origin

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

1

: to go suddenly and swiftly : dart

2

: to slide especially while seated

scoot over

scoot noun