SCUD | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word SCUD in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SCUD with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Scud

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps an alteration of the noun scut, thus reflecting the sense ‘race like a hare’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: skʌd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind

Short Definition:

move fast in straight line because or as if driven by wind

Examples:
  • we lie watching the clouds scudding across the sky
  • three small ships were scudding before a brisk breeze
Definition:

slap, beat, or spank

Short Definition:

slap, beat, or spank

Examples:
  • she scudded me across the head

Word: Scud

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: skʌd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a mass of vapoury clouds or spray driven fast by the wind

Short Definition:

mass of vapoury clouds or spray driven fast by wind

Examples:
  • the water is glassy under a scud of mist
  • the picturesque shoreline disappeared into low-cloud scud and rain
Definition:

a type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from a mobile launcher.

Short Definition:

type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from mobile launcher

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