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Definitions for Scud

[1] to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
[2] Nautical . to run before a gale with little or no sail set.
[3] Archery . (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark.
[4] the act of scudding.
[5] clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
[6] low-drifting clouds appearing beneath a cloud from which precipitation is falling.
[7] to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt.
[8] the hairs or dirt removed by scudding.
[9] a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher.
[10] (intr) (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly
[11] (intr) nautical to run before a gale
[12] (tr) Scot to hit; slap
[13] the act of scudding
[14] meteorol a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds a sudden shower or gust of wind
[15] Scot a slap
[16] 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

Words related to Scud

fly, run, gust, dart, skim, wind, cloud

Words nearby Scud

scry, scs, scsi, scuba, scuba-dive, scud, scudo, scudéry, scuff, scuffle, sculch

Origin of Scud

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

Word origin for Scud

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

Synonyms for Scud

cloud, dart, fly, gust, run, skim, wind