scooter
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈskuːtə(ɹ)//
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
noun
- 1
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
- 2
An electric version of the kick scooter.
- 3
A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
- 4
A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled or elderly people.
- 5
An ice scooter; a type of flat-bottomed, buoyant ice yacht used in the state of New York, equipped with runners for traveling over ice.
- 6
Synonym of diver propulsion vehicle.
- 7
Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.
- 8
A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.
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Etymology
Etymology tree English scoot Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scooter From scoot + -er.
verb
- 1
To ride on a scooter.
But execs at parent company Piaggio noticed something odd as they scootered back and forth to their Manhattan offices […]
Forms
- plural
- scooters
- past tense
- scootered
- past participle
- scootered
- present participle
- scootering
- third person singular
- scooters
scooter · A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
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