Scud \Scud\ (sk[u^]d), 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.
      
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            The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy
            surface of warm primeval oceans.      --I. Taylor.
      
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            The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded
            over the blue heaven.                 --Beaconsfield.
      
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   2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale,
      with little or no sail spread.
      
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Scud \Scud\, v. t.
   To pass over quickly. [R.] --Shenstone.
   
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Scud \Scud\, n.
   1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with
      precipitation.
      
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   2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.
      
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            Borne on the scud of the sea.         --Longfellow.
      
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            The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil
            over the moon.                        --Sir S.
                                                  Baker.
      
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   3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
      
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   4. (Zool.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than
      a flock. [Prov. Eng.]
      
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   5. (Zool.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
      
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   {Storm scud}. See the Note under {Cloud}.
      
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