Definition of scud

• 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.