scud

n. சறுக்கோட்டம், விரைமென் தவழ்வு, கருக்கொள்ளாமேகம், ஆவிவடிவாகக் கலைந்தேகும் முகிற்கணம், (வினை.) விரைந்தோடு, நேராகத் தவழ்ந்து நழுவிச்செல், மிதந்து செல், காற்றல் விரைந்து செலுத்தப்படு.

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Scud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding.] Etym: [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. sq. root159. See Shoot.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans. I. Taylor. The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven. Beaconsfield. 2. (Naut.) Defn: To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. Scud, v. t. Defn: To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone. Scud, n. 1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. 2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. Borne on the scud of the sea. Longfellow. The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon. Sir S. Baker. 3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 4. (Zoöl.) Defn: A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zoöl.) Defn: Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.

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