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- Dictionaryscud/skʌd/
verb
- 1. move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind: "we lie watching the clouds scudding across the sky"
- 2. slap, beat, or spank: Scottish "she scudded me across the head"
noun
- 1. a mass of vapoury clouds or spray driven fast by the wind: literary "the water is glassy under a scud of mist"
- 2. a type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from a mobile launcher.
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Scud can be a verb meaning to move swiftly or a noun meaning loose clouds or a gust of wind. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of scud from Merriam-Webster.
SCUD definition: 1. (especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line: 2. a…. Learn more.
scud in British English. (skʌd ) verb Word forms: scuds, scudding, scudded. 1. (intransitive) (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly. 2. (intransitive) nautical. to run before a gale. 3. (transitive) Scottish. to hit; slap.
Scud can mean to run quickly, to cleanse something of hairs or dirt, or to refer to a type of missile. Learn the meanings, origins, and usage of scud in different contexts with Dictionary.com.
To scud is to quickly dart or dash, the way clouds scud across the sky on a windy day or a sailboat scuds along the surface of a lake when it finally catches a breeze.
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. Scud missiles have been used in combat since the 1970s, mostly in wars in the Middle East.
As the earliest instance of scud refers to the movement of a hare, and this has always been a prominent application of the verb, it seems possible that it may be connected with scut (noun), the tail of a hare, sometimes applied to the animal itself.
