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Definitions for scud
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scud, scuddingverb

    the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

  2. dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shootverb

    run or move very quickly or hastily

    "She dashed into the yard"

  3. scud, rackverb

    run before a gale

Wiktionary

  1. scudnoun

    The act of scudding.

  2. scudnoun

    Clouds or rain driven by the wind.

  3. scudnoun

    A gust of wind.

  4. scudnoun

    A scab on a wound.

  5. scudnoun

    Pornography.

  6. scudnoun

    Irn-Bru.

    A bottle of Scud

  7. scudverb

    To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).

  8. scudverb

    To run before a high wind with no sails set.

  9. scudverb

    To hit.

  10. scudverb

    To speed.

  11. scudverb

    To skim.

  12. scudadjective

    Naked.

  13. Scudnoun

    A Soviet-developed ballistic missile.

  14. Etymology: The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To SCUDverb

    To fly; to run away with precipitation.

    Etymology: squittire, Italian; skutta, Swedish; skictur, swift, Islandick.

    The vote was no sooner passed, but away they scudded to the next lake. Roger L'Estrange.

    The frighted satyrs, that in woods delight,
    Now into plains with prick’d-up ears take flight;
    And scudding thence, while they their horn-feet ply,
    About their sires the little sylvans cry. Dryden.

    Away the frighted spectre scuds,
    And leaves my lady in the suds. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. scud

    Scud generally refers to the act of moving fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind. It can also refer to low, fast-moving clouds driven by the wind, especially in bad weather. In a military context, a Scud is a type of tactical ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scudverb

    to move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something

  2. Scudverb

    to be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread

  3. Scudverb

    to pass over quickly

  4. Scudnoun

    the act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation

  5. Scudnoun

    loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind

  6. Scudnoun

    a slight, sudden shower

  7. Scudnoun

    a small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock

  8. Scudnoun

    any swimming amphipod crustacean

  9. Etymology: [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. 159. See Shoot.]

Wikidata

  1. Scud

    Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was exported widely to other countries, in particular third world countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies. The Russian names for the missile are the R-11, R-17 and R-300 Elbrus. The name Scud has been widely used to refer to these missiles and the wide variety of derivative variants developed in other countries based on the Soviet design.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scud in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of scud in a Sentence

  1. Jeffrey Lewis:

    The only way a Scud gets a new designation is if it is substantially different.

  2. Sharaf Luqman:

    We've sent a message, with a single Scud, to the Saudi-Zionist enemy so it understands what to expect as a result of its excess and arrogance.

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  • Jerry Exterovich
    Jerry Exterovich
    Buster Posey (catcher for the SF Giants baseball team) used the term "scud" in relation to the first pitch of the season thrown by retiring Manager Bruce Bochey; "...I didn't actually see it, did he throw a scud?" Have yet to see this defined, does he mean a ball that skips like a stone on water? 
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