Definition of scud Scud
/skʌˈd/ - [skud] - scud
We found 27 definitions of scud from 7 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: scuds |
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| scud - the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) | ||
| scudding | ||
| hurrying, speeding, speed changing location rapidly | ||
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| scud - run before a gale | ||
| rack | ||
| sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone" | ||
| pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot | ||
| scud - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" | ||
| dart, dash, scoot, flash, shoot | ||
| belt along, rush along, pelt along, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, step on it, hasten, race, speed, rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" | ||
| flash back, cut back return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" | ||
| plunge begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scud (Noun)
The act of scudding. - scud (Noun)
Clouds or rain driven by the wind. - scud (Noun)
A gust of wind. - scud (Noun)
A scab on a wound. - scud (Noun)
Pornography. - scud (Noun)
Irn-Bru. - scud (Verb)
To race along swiftly especially used of clouds. - scud (Verb)
To run before a high wind with no sails set. - scud (Verb)
To hit. - scud (Verb)
To speed. - scud (Verb)
To skim. - scud (Adjective)
Naked.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scud (v. i.)
To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. - scud (v. i.)
To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. - scud (v. t.)
To pass over quickly. - scud (n.)
The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. - scud (n.)
Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. - scud (n.)
A slight, sudden shower. - scud (n.)
A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. - scud (n.)
Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scud
skud, v.i. to run quickly: (naut.) to run before the wind in a gale: (Scot.) to throw flat stones so as to skip along the water.—v.t. to skelp: (Scot.) to slap:—pr.p. scud′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. scud′ded.—n. act of moving quickly: loose, vapoury clouds driven swiftly along: a swift runner: a beach flea: a form of garden hoe: a slap, a sharp stroke.—n. Scud′der, one who, or that which, scuds. [Scand., Dan. skyde, to shoot; cf. A.S. scéōtan, to shoot.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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scud
a name given by seamen to the lowest and lightest clouds, which are most swiftly wafted along the atmosphere by the winds.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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scud
The low misty cloud. It appears to fly faster than others because it is very near the earth's surface. When scud is abundant, showers may be expected.--To scud. To run before a gale under canvas enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea: as, for instance, a close-reefed main top-sail and fore-sail; without canvas she is said to scud under bare poles, and is very likely to be pooped. When a vessel makes a sudden and precipitate flight, she is said to scud away.--Scud like a 'Mudian. Be off in a hurry.
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