scud

Meaning

1. The act of scudding.
2. Clouds or rain driven by the wind.
3. A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
4. A gust of wind.
5. A scab on a wound.
6. A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
7. To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
8. To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set.
9. To hit or slap.
10. To speed.
11. To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
12. Naked.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data