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scud

/skʌd/

Translations

scudnoun

scuds

/skʌd/

облако

The scud moved quickly across the sky.

Облако быстро двигалось по небу.

порыв ветра

The scud of wind knocked over the trash can.

Порыв ветра опрокинул мусорный бак.

Additional translations

Synonyms

scudverb

scudded

Past Simple

scudded

Past Participle

scudding

Gerund

/skʌd/

мчаться

The ship scudded before the wind.

Корабль мчался по ветру.

нестись

The clouds scud across the sky.

Облака несутся по небу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

scudadjective

Used attributively, chiefly in military contexts (e.g. "Scud missile", "Scud launcher").

Definitions

scudnoun

A type of low, fast-moving cloud, often seen beneath storm clouds.

The scud raced across the sky, signaling the approach of a storm.

A sudden, swift movement or rush.

With a scud, the cat darted across the room to catch the toy.

A type of missile, specifically a Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile.

The military was on high alert after reports of a scud being launched from the enemy territory.

Any of various small freshwater amphipod crustaceans that resemble shrimp, especially of the genus Gammarus.

Trout often feed on scuds in spring creeks.

scudverb

To move swiftly and smoothly, especially driven by the wind.

The clouds scud across the sky as the storm approaches.

(Of a vessel) to run before the wind with little or no sail set.

The schooner scudded before the gale toward deeper water.

scudadjective

Attributive: relating to or constituting a Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile.

Scud launchers were reported just beyond the frontier.