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Definition of Scuds

Scud
Scud Scud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. [root]159. 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.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.
Scud
Scud Scud, v. t. To pass over quickly. [R.] --Shenstone.
Scud
Scud 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. (Zo["o]l.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zo["o]l.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.

Meaning of Scuds from wikipedia

- Iran–Iraq War. Scuds were used by Iraq during the Gulf War against Israel and coalition targets in Saudi Arabia. More than a dozen Scuds were fired from...
- Scud or SCUD may also refer to: Scud (crustacean), Amphipoda, a shrimplike aquatic animal Scud (dog), a character in the animation Toy Story Scud FM...
- Scudder, a surname, may refer to: Bernard Scudder, translator from Icelandic to English Edward W. Scudder (1822-1893), Justice of the New Jersey Supreme...
- Matthew (Matt) Scudder is a fictional character who appears in novels by American crime writer Lawrence Block. Scudder debuted in 1976's The Sins of the...
- coupled with the fact that Scuds were only launched at night, pla**** an important role in limiting the number of casualties from Scud attacks. In response to...
- aviation, scud running is a practice in which pilots lower their altitude to avoid clouds or instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The goal of scud running...
- successful defense of Jalalabad, where 438 Scuds were launched in total. Through October 1989, another 995 Scuds were launched against the Mujahideen. As...
- Laura Clough Scudder (July 19, 1881 – March 13, 1959) was an entrepreneur in Monterey Park, California, who made and sold potato chips and pioneered their...
- Two TV journalists have become known as the Scud Stud: Canadian Arthur Kent, when working for NBC in the 1991 Gulf War Somali-born Rageh Omaar, when working...
- John Scudder Sr. (September 3, 1793 – January 13, 1855) was an American physician and missionary. He founded the first Western Medical Mission in Asia...