\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.      --I. Taylor.
         The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded
         over the blue heaven.                 --Beaconsfield.
2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale,
   with little or no sail spread.

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

\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.         --Longfellow.
         The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil
         over the moon.                        --Sir S.
                                               Baker.
3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less
   than a flock. [Prov. Eng.]
5. (Zo["o]l.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
{Storm scud}. See the Note under {Cloud}.