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Word: Scud
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps an alteration of the noun scut, thus reflecting the sense ‘race like a hare’
skʌd
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
slap, beat, or spank
Short Definition:slap, beat, or spank
Examples:- she scudded me across the head
Word: Scud
Speech Type: Noun
skʌd
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
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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