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scat

interjection; verb (scat, scats, scatted, scatting) (informal, old use)

«scat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

«Scat!» is a shout to make an animal or a pest go away quickly: shoo. tree →
To scat is to run away quickly, to dash off. tree →

In the lessons

in stories «scat!» is shouted to chase a creature away; «scooted» and «scatted» mean ran off quickly

Examples

Scat, you cat! tree →
When Miss Rabbit said «scat», they scatted. tree →
The mice scatted off the table when the cat came. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; «scattered» in a sum is a different word, meaning spread about

On Mova

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