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scud
1[skuhd]
verb (used without object)
to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
Nautical.to run before a gale with little or no sail set.
Archery.(of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark.
noun
the act of scudding.
clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
low-drifting clouds appearing beneath a cloud from which precipitation is falling.
scud
2[skuhd]
verb (used with object)
to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt.
noun
the hairs or dirt removed by scudding.
Scud
3[skuhd]
noun
a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher.
scud
1/ ʌ /
verb
(intr) (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly
(intr) nautical to run before a gale
(tr) to hit; slap
noun
the act of scudding
meteorol
a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds
a sudden shower or gust of wind
a slap
Scud
2/ ʌ /
noun
informala Soviet-made surface-to-surface missile, originally designed to carry nuclear warheads and with a range of 300 km; later modified to achieve greater range: used by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War and in the Gulf Wars
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scud1
Example Sentences
The former Matildas assistant was announced the morning after the scudding and since then, alongside captain Rachel Corsie's impending retirement, has dominated the discourse.
He points to the skeletal remains of a soaring building whose facade was shaved off by a scud missile.
Nearly a year ago to the day, Martinez Losa sat down after a 6-0 home scudding from England and said he was still the man to lead Scotland to the Euros.
While Erin Cuthbert missed a gaping goal and Sam Kerr scudded an upright, there wasn't much more on offer from the Scots in Helsinki.
The scudding clouds above us threw cat-shaped shadows across the yard.
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