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- DictionaryScud/skəd/
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"
noun
- 1. a formation of vapory clouds 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 definition: 1. (especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line: 2. a…. Learn more.
SCUD meaning: 1. (especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line: 2. a…. Learn more.
5 days ago · 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. noun. 4. the act of scudding. 5. meteorology. a. a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds. b. a sudden shower or gust of wind. 6. Scottish.
What’s a Scud? The Scud missiles causing so much anxiety in the world today are Soviet designs that originated in a weapon developed by the Nazis.
1. to run or move swiftly; glide or skim along easily. 2. to be driven or run before the wind. noun. 3. the act of scudding. 4. spray, rain, or snow driven by the wind.
Check pronunciation: scud. Definition of scud verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to run or move quickly or hurriedly. Nautical, Naval Terms to run before a gale with little or no sail set. Sport [ Archery.](of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark. n. the act of scudding. clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
