4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Scud \Scud\ (sk[u^]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scudding}.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. [1913 Webster] The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scud n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scudding}] v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: {dart}, {dash}, {scoot}, {flash}, {shoot}] 2: run before a gale [syn: {rack}] [also: {scudding}, {scudded}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scudding n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scud}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scudding See {scud}
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