Definition of Scud

1. Noun. The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale).

Exact synonyms: Scudding
Generic synonyms: Hurrying, Speed, Speeding

2. Verb. Run or move very quickly or hastily. "She dashed into the yard"
Exact synonyms: Dart, Dash, Flash, Scoot, Shoot
Specialized synonyms: Plunge
Related verbs: Buck, Charge, Shoot, Shoot Down, Tear
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Dart, Dash, Dash, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter
Also: Flash Back

3. Verb. Run before a gale.
Exact synonyms: Rack
Category relationships: Navigation, Pilotage, Piloting
Generic synonyms: Sail
Derivative terms: Scudding

Definition of Scud

1. v. i. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.

2. v. t. To pass over quickly.

3. n. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.

Definition of Scud

1. Proper noun. A Soviet-developed ballistic missile. ¹

2. Adjective. (slang Scotland) Naked. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive nautical) To run before a high wind with no sails set. ¹

5. Verb. (Northumbria) To hit. ¹

6. Verb. (Northumbria) To speed. ¹

7. Verb. (Northumbria) To skim. ¹

8. Noun. The act of scudding. ¹

9. Noun. Clouds or rain driven by the wind. ¹

10. Noun. A gust of wind. ¹

11. Noun. (Bristol) A scab on a wound. ¹

12. Noun. (slang Scotland) Pornography. ¹

13. Noun. (slang Scotland) Irn-Bru. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scud

1. to run or move swiftly [v SCUDDED, SCUDDING, SCUDS]

Medical Definition of Scud

1. 1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. 2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. "Borne on the scud of the sea." (Longfellow) "The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon." (Sir S. Baker) 3. A slight, sudden shower. 4. A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. 5. Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scud

scrying
scryings
scryne
scrynes
scuba
scuba diver
scuba divers
scuba diving
scuba set
scuba sets
scubaed
scubaing
scubas
scuchin
scuchins
scudded
scudder
scudders
scudding
scuddings
scuddle
scuddled
scuddles
scuddling
scudetto
scudi
scudler
scudlers

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