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

The video shows another woman scooting under the table and hugging her knees to her chest, as shaky sobs can be heard in the background. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Pedestrians scoot past agitated mutterers or calculate their chances of survival before stepping into a crosswalk. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025

In the first period, when Cole Caufield scooted off for a two-on-one rush, Swayman coolly punched out the winger’s close-range bid with his blocker. —Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

Anyway, McGee and Torres agree to put off their Friday plans and finish up at work so Knight and Kasie can scoot out the door to commence with ladies’ night. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of earlier scout, of unknown origin

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for scoot

• beaut
• boot
• bruit
• brut
• brute
• chute
• coot
• cute
• flute
• fruit
• hoot
• jute

Kids Definition

scoot

verb

ˈsküt 

1

: to go suddenly and swiftly : dart

2

: to slide especially while seated

scoot over

scoot noun