Scud
Scud (skud) , intransitive verb
[Danish skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to English shoot. r159. See Shoot.]
1.
To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.
The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans.
The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven.
2.
(Nautical) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.
Scud , transitive verb
To pass over quickly. [Rare] — Shenstone
Scud , noun
1.
The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.
2.
Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.
Borne on the scud of the sea.
The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon.
3.
A slight, sudden shower. [Provincial English] — Wright
4.
(Zoology) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Provincial English]
5.
(Zoology) Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
Collocations (1)
Storm scud , See the Note under Cloud.