Scat (Verb)
Meaning
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- When the dog saw the mailman, it let out a loud bark and scatted out of the way.
- The kids heard the principal's voice and quickly scatted before they got in trouble.
- She saw her ex-boyfriend walking towards her and scatted in the opposite direction.
- The group of teenagers scatted when they saw the police car approaching.
- The employees scatted for cover when they heard the alarm sound, signaling a fire drill was about to start.
Synonyms
- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Lam
- Bunk
- Fly The Coop
- Run
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
- Break Away