Noun
the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

Verb
run before a gale

Verb
run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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v. i.
To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.

v. i.
To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.

v. t.
To pass over quickly.

n.
The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.

n.
Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.

n.
A slight, sudden shower.

n.
A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.

n.
Any swimming amphipod crustacean.

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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.

The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven.

2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.

Scud

Scud, v. t. To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone.

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.

The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon.

3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 4. (Zo'94l.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zo'94l.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.

To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.

To pass over quickly.

The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.