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scud

[ skuhd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

scudded, scudding.

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

[ skuhd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

scudded, scudding.

to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt.

noun

the hairs or dirt removed by scudding.

Scud

or Scud missile

[ skuhd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher.

scud

/ ��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
1. a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds
2. a sudden shower or gust of wind
a slap

Scud

/ ��ʌ�� /

noun

informal.
a 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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of scud¹

First recorded in 1525–35; of obscure origin; possibly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch schudden “to shake”

Origin of scud²

First recorded in 1780–90; of uncertain origin; perhaps from obsolete scud “d��”

Origin of scud³

The NATO name for a missile developed by the Soviets in the 1960s; probably from scud in the sense “to move quickly”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of scud¹

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian skudda to thrust, Swedish skudda to shake

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He points to the skeletal remains of a soaring building whose facade was shaved off by a scud missile.

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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.

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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.

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The scudding clouds above us threw cat-shaped shadows across the yard.

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The team looked at three types of freshwater animals -- two species of gammarid, or "scud," which is a small freshwater crustacean; one freshwater snail; and three aquatic insect species.

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