scud /skʌd/noun 12verb 6adjective 1forms 5 noun12 •The act of scudding. •Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.But high above the flying scud and dark-rolling clouds, there floated a little isle of sunlight, from which beamed forth an angel's face […] — 1851 •A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer. •A gust of wind. •(Scotland, slang) Pornography. •(Scotland, slang) The drink Irn-Bru. •A slap; a sharp stroke. •A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. •Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus •A swift runner. •A form of garden hoe. •A scab on a wound. verb6 •To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).When scudding on from snare to snare I plied My anxious visitation, hurrying on, Still hurrying hurrying onward ... — 1799 •To speed. •To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.If the Main Topsail should by any accident be split, it will be still necessary to have a lofty Sail set in such a Sea, and the close reefed Topsail singly will be the best to scud under. — 1835 •To skim flat stones so they skip along the water. •To hit or slap. •To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process. adjective1 •(Scotland, slang) Naked. formsscudded · scudding · scuds · more scud · most scud