ALL meanings of scud
scud
S s - verb without object scud to run or move quickly or hurriedly. 1
- verb without object scud Nautical. to run before a gale with little or no sail set. 1
- verb without object scud Archery. (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark. 1
- noun scud a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher. 1
- verb with object scud to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt. 1
- intransitive verb scud move rapidly: clouds, etc. 1
- noun scud rapid movement of clouds, etc. 1
- verb scud If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. 0
- verb scud (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly 0
- verb scud to run before a gale 0
- verb scud to hit; slap 0
- noun scud the act of scudding 0
- noun scud a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds 0
- noun scud a sudden shower or gust of wind 0
- noun scud a slap 0
- noun scud 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 0
- intransitive verb scud to run or move swiftly; glide or skim along easily 0
- intransitive verb scud to be driven or run before the wind 0
- noun scud spray, rain, or snow driven by the wind 0
- noun scud a sudden gust of wind 0
- noun scud very low, dark, patchy clouds moving swiftly, generally characteristic of bad weather 0