scoot /skuːt/ BrE AmE verb informal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . [intransitive] to move quickly and suddenly:
There’s the bus – I’d better scoot!
scoot off
She scooted off on her bike.
2 . [transitive] especially American English to make someone or something move a short distance by pulling or pushing:
I scooted my chair over to their table.
scoot over phrasal verb American English informal
to move to one side, especially in order to make room for someone or something else:
He scooted over so I could sit down.