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scoot
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scoot, v. & n. colloq.
--v.intr. run or dart away, esp. quickly.
--n. the act or an instance of scooting.
--v.intr. run or dart away, esp. quickly.
--n. the act or an instance of scooting.
Etymology
19th-c. US (earlier scout): orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
scoot
barrel, beeline, bolt, bustle, career, dart, dash, flee, fleet, fling, fly, haste, hasten, hie, highball, hump, hump it, hurry, hurtle, hustle, make haste, post, race, run, rush, scamper, scour, scramble, screw, scud, scurry, scurvy, scuttle, shin, shoot, skedaddle, skip, sprint, step on it, tear, zipFor further exploring for "scoot" in Webster Dictionary Online