scooted
past simple and past participle ofscoot
scoot
verb
uk/skuːt/us/skuːt/[Iusually+ adv/prep]informal
to goquickly:
I'm scootingoffto theseasidefor a fewdays'holiday.
I'll have to scoot(=leavequickly)or I'llmissmytrain.
[I+ adv/prep]USinformal
toslidewhilesitting:
Scoot over and makeroomforyoursister.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
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General words for movement
Examplesofscooted
scooted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
That is, if a child placed the block to his/her ear andscootedit across the table, both actions were coded.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It would bescootedout of court.
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In 1996, a mini-subscootedpast a glint on the bottom, raising curiosity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theyscootedunder the gate and got across the tracks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also learns that he duped his own partners andscootedoff with all the money.
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