scoot

Object

• round: That gives you the chance to scoot round asking whoever will talk to you.
• cycling: Scooting, cycling and running will always be in an anti-clockwise direction and all three disciplines should be done wearing a helmet.

Converse of object

• have: He also waited with me as Diane turned up and had a swift scoot around the church too.

Adjective modifier

• quick: At any time of year, a quick scoot around JJB Sports will yield at least some England football-related merchandise.

Modifies a noun

• round: Monday was a quick scoot round before heading home on the Eurostar.

Modifying Another Word

• away: Selphie tried to scoot away on the sand, scared of the immense darkness.
• back: The cat they had let out into the yard scoots back into the house.
• then: Wait for the fullback to run out and pick up his block, then scoot behind him and cut the play up the sideline.
• quickly: Scooting away quickly to the other side of her car to put something between her in the man.
• about: This brightly colored ride-on truck is great for little ones just learning to walk dump trucks toy and scoot about.
• up: At this point the jury suddenly returned and he had to scoot back up for the verdict ( of not guilty ).

Followed by an intransitive particle

• along: They are also able to sit on small wheeled toys and scoot along, or push trucks and trolleys.
• over: Remember to scoot over to End of an Error site for clips of the upcoming album of the same name!
• around: So when you think you're cool scooting around, all I see is a fat red Po saying " Eh oh " !
• off: Once 8pm had arrived, I scooted off to help a friend move house.
• down: I think I need to scoot down to the Fiat dealer for a look.
• out: Nothing exciting did happen, but eventually I scooted out of the van to get the best angle on the sunset.

Followed by a transitive particle

• down: Scoot down the aisles in my shopping trolley, I could go for miles in my shopping trolley.
• around: Try to remain as positive as possible without scooting around the question.
• off: The temptation is to scoot off the curb at speed in a bid to beat the traffic.