Meaning of "scud" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCUD

Probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian skudda to thrust, Swedish skudda to shake.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCUD

scud  [skʌd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUD

Scud is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scud in English.

WHAT DOES SCUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scud

Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was exported widely to other countries, in particular third world countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies. The Russian names for the missile are the R-11, R-17 and R-300 Elbrus. The name Scud has been widely used to refer to these missiles and the wide variety of derivative variants developed in other countries based on the Soviet design.

Definition of scud in the English dictionary

The first definition of scud in the dictionary is to move along swiftly and smoothly. Other definition of scud is to run before a gale. Scud is also to hit; slap.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCUD

PRESENT

Present

I scud

you scud

he/she/it scuds

we scud

you scud

they scud

Present continuous

I am scudding

you are scudding

he/she/it is scudding

we are scudding

you are scudding

they are scudding

Present perfect

I have scudded

you have scudded

he/she/it has scudded

we have scudded

you have scudded

they have scudded

Present perfect continuous

I have been scudding

you have been scudding

he/she/it has been scudding

we have been scudding

you have been scudding

they have been scudding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I scudded

you scudded

he/she/it scudded

we scudded

you scudded

they scudded

Past continuous

I was scudding

you were scudding

he/she/it was scudding

we were scudding

you were scudding

they were scudding

Past perfect

I had scudded

you had scudded

he/she/it had scudded

we had scudded

you had scudded

they had scudded

Past perfect continuous

I had been scudding

you had been scudding

he/she/it had been scudding

we had been scudding

you had been scudding

they had been scudding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scud

you will scud

he/she/it will scud

we will scud

you will scud

they will scud

Future continuous

I will be scudding

you will be scudding

he/she/it will be scudding

we will be scudding

you will be scudding

they will be scudding

Future perfect

I will have scudded

you will have scudded

he/she/it will have scudded

we will have scudded

you will have scudded

they will have scudded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been scudding

you will have been scudding

he/she/it will have been scudding

we will have been scudding

you will have been scudding

they will have been scudding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scud

you would scud

he/she/it would scud

we would scud

you would scud

they would scud

Conditional continuous

I would be scudding

you would be scudding

he/she/it would be scudding

we would be scudding

you would be scudding

they would be scudding

Conditional perfect

I would have scud

you would have scud

he/she/it would have scud

we would have scud

you would have scud

they would have scud

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been scudding

you would have been scudding

he/she/it would have been scudding

we would have been scudding

you would have been scudding

they would have been scudding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scud
we let´s scud
you scud

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scud

Past participle

scudded

Present Participle

scudding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCUD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scud» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scud

blow · fly · race · sail · shoot · skim · speed

TRANSLATION OF SCUD

Find out the translation of scud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scud» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 飞毛腿
• Translator English - Spanish: scud
• English: scud
• Translator English - Hindi: स्कड
• Translator English - Arabic: سكود
• Translator English - Russian: Скад
• Translator English - Portuguese: scud
• Translator English - Bengali: ছুটিয়া চলা
• Translator English - French: courir à toute allure
• Translator English - Malay: Scud
• Translator English - German: jagen
• Translator English - Japanese: スカッド
• Translator English - Korean: 스커드
• Translator English - Javanese: Scud
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chạy thẳng và mau
• Translator English - Tamil: விரைந்தோடு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्कड
• Translator English - Turkish: sürüklenme
• Translator English - Italian: corsa rapida
• Translator English - Polish: Scud
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Скад
• Translator English - Romanian: Scud
• Translator English - Greek: Σκουντ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Scud
• Translator English - Swedish: scud
• Translator English - Norwegian: Scud

QUOTES WITH «SCUD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scud.

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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

It has been rumored that we have fired scud missiles into Kuwait. I am here now to tell you, we do not have any scud missiles and I don't know why they were fired into Kuwait.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUD»

Discover the use of scud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scud and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scud, the Disposable Assassin: The Whole Shebang!

The most popular weapons are Scud disposable assassins: Robot hitmen that self-destruct when they kill their target. This volume follows Scud 1373, assigned to take out a hideous female man-eater named Jeff.

Rob Schrab, Dan Harmon, Mondy Carter, 2011

Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005

Steven J Zaloga. CONTENTS STEVEN J ZALOGA was born in 1 952. He received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military ...

Steven J Zaloga, 2013

Essential Trout Flies

Useful Variations Though live scuds come only in natural camouflage colors and turn bright only when they die, it's also true that scud dressings in pink and orange catch lots of trout. I list bright ones because they work so well. You should tie ...

Dave Hughes, 2000

Welcome to Club Scud!

When B.D. is sent to the front to take part in Operation Desert Storm, Boopsie joins a Malibu support group for Desert Storm dependents and Roland Hedley makes a bungling attempt to join a press pool, in a Doonesbury view of the Persian ...

G. B. Trudeau, 1992

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

22 23 24 25 28 29 8 11 12 13 14 NOVEMBER. before: a little more scud, and the haze so thick or white as to render it dilficult to distinguish it h d h from milky sky. 20—22 5. 20''. The ground covered by a slight fall of snow: still falling lightly.

‎1845

The Flying Scud. A sporting novel. By the Author of "Charlie ...

groom, Joshua Masterman, and Nat Gosling, the Flying Scud continued to improve. The horse, like most of his colour, was a good doer, and required plenty of preparation ; but as his legs and feet were like iron, and his constitution as sound ...

Charles CLARKE (Novelist.), 1868

Israel and Syria: The Military Balance and Prospects of War

Figure 8.9 Syria's Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction Delivery Systems • Four SSM brigades: 1 with FROG, 1 with Scud Bs, 1 with Scud Cs, and 1 with SS- 21s. • 18 SS-21 launchers and at least 36 SS-21 missiles with 80–100-km range.

Anthony H. Cordesman, 2008

Magnetic Results

GENERAL REMARKS. Cirro-stratus and scud. Overcast : large masses of scud passing over at a low elevation. [the S. and S.W. There was a very faint gleam of sunshine about ten minutes since : at present scud, flowing into loose cumuli, near ...

Royal Greenwich Observatory. Magnetic Station, Hartland, Eng, 1844

Bulletin

Only one such spine, Ateloplus notatus Scud. (Fig. X, D); -four spines, Clinopleura melanopleura Scud, -three spines. Lateral carinse of pronotum divergent behind, Idionotus brunneus Scud, -sub- parallel, Steiroxys borealis Scud, -feebly ...

California Agricultural Experiment Station, 1901

Economic Entomology: Pamphlets

Only one such spine, Ateloplus no tat ii a Scud. (Fig. rt, D); -four spines, Ciinoplcura melanopleura Scud, -three spines. Lateral carince of pronotum divergent behind, Idionotus brunneut Scud, -sub- parallel, Sleiroxys bortalis Scud , -feebly ...

‎1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scud is used in the context of the following news items.

Saudi Intercepts Scud Missile Fired From Yemen

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud missile fired on its territory by rebel forces in neighboring Yemen early Saturday as momentum ... «DefenseNews.com, Jun 15»

Scud missile fired at Saudi Arabia as 38 Yemenis reported killed

In the first reported use of a ballistic missile in the conflict, the Scud was fired on Saturday morning at the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom's southwest ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Hudson Mohawke "Scud Books" Video

The boisterous "Scud Books" has been shared with very abstract accompanying visuals-- watch them above. The release of the video comes after Mohawke was ... «HotNewHipHop, May 15»

Launching a SCUD

After much deliberation I purchased a Venzo SCUD through Ebay. Probably the ultimate selling point for me was the name. Venzo has a cheaper frame called a ... «Daily American News, Nov 14»

Used Vehicle for Sale, Runs Well, Cannon Needs TLC

Acquiring Scud missiles had been no easy task for Mr. Littlefield, who amassed the collection. He ran into trouble with the federal government when he sought to ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»

ISIS' Scud a Dud? Missile Likely Not Operational, US Officials Say

A Scud missile displayed in Raqqa, Syria, this week by ISIS is "more propaganda than operational" - meaning it is unlikely to pose a military threat - U.S. ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 14»

Want Your Own Scud Missile? Bid for One at a US Military Vehicle …

San Francisco: Ever dreamed of owning a Scud missile? Save your pennies, because one of the last privately owned Scuds in the United States will be ... «NDTV, Jun 14»

Weather service: Funnel spotted during storm was 'scud cloud'

By Tuesday night, the National Weather Service in Binghamton, New York, reviewed video of the storm and determined that the formation was a "scud cloud," ... «Standard Speaker, Jun 14»

'Scud Stud' feels vindicated after lawyer suspended over leaks

A former television news correspondent known as the Scud Stud says he feels vindicated by the suspension of a prominent lawyer who has admitted that she ... «The Globe and Mail, May 14»

Report: North Korea fires two missiles off eastern coast

The weapons launched were Scud missiles that flew more than 500 kilometers (311 miles), according to the defense ministry. The missiles landed in the sea, ... «CNN, Mar 14»