Definition of scuds Scuds

/skʌˈdz/ - [skudz] -

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What does scuds mean?

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  • scuds (Noun)
    Plural of scud.

Part of speech

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  • scuds, verb, present, 3rd person singular of scud (infinitive).
  • scuds, noun, plural of scud.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: scuds

scud - the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
  scudding
  hurrying, speeding, speed changing location rapidly

Verb

scuds, scudding, scudded  

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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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 📕

  • 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 ⚓️

  • 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

  • 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.

Part of speech

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  • scud, verb, present, 1st person singular of scud (infinitive).
  • scud, verb (infinitive).
  • scud, noun, singular of scuds.

Pronunciation

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