Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scat
Participle: scatted
Gerund: scatting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scat |
| you | scat |
| he;she;it | scats |
| we | scat |
| you | scat |
| they | scat |
Perfect
| I | have scatted |
| you | have scatted |
| he;she;it | has scatted |
| we | have scatted |
| you | have scatted |
| they | have scatted |
Past
| I | scatted |
| you | scatted |
| he;she;it | scatted |
| we | scatted |
| you | scatted |
| they | scatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had scatted |
| you | had scatted |
| he;she;it | had scatted |
| we | had scatted |
| you | had scatted |
| they | had scatted |
Future
| I | will scat |
| you | will scat |
| he;she;it | will scat |
| we | will scat |
| you | will scat |
| they | will scat |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scatted |
| you | will have scatted |
| he;she;it | will have scatted |
| we | will have scatted |
| you | will have scatted |
| they | will have scatted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scat |
| you | scat |
| he;she;it | scat |
| we | scat |
| you | scat |
| they | scat |
Perfect
| I | have scatted |
| you | have scatted |
| he;she;it | have scatted |
| we | have scatted |
| you | have scatted |
| they | have scatted |
Imperfect
| I | scatted |
| you | scatted |
| he;she;it | scatted |
| we | scatted |
| you | scatted |
| they | scatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had scatted |
| you | had scatted |
| he;she;it | had scatted |
| we | had scatted |
| you | had scatted |
| they | had scatted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scat |
| you | would scat |
| he;she;it | would scat |
| we | would scat |
| you | would scat |
| they | would scat |
Perfect
| I | would have scatted |
| you | would have scatted |
| he;she;it | would have scatted |
| we | would have scatted |
| you | would have scatted |
| they | would have scatted |
Imperative
| you | scat |
| we | Let's scat |
| you | scat |
Verbs conjugated like 'scat'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scat'
cat,
scab,
scag,
scam,
scan,
scant,
scar,
scart,
scath,
scoat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to move at full speed in retreat; to escape
- absquatulate, amscray, beat a retreat, beat feet, beat it, blow this popsicle stand, bolt, book it, do a bunk, flee, fly the coop, get lost, get out, gnash, head for the hills, hightail, hightail it, hit the road, jump, kick rocks, leg it, make a break for it, make a run for it, make tracks, namous, peg it, rabbit, run a mile, run away, run for the hills, run off, scamper, scarper, scram, shemozzle, skedaddle, take a powder, take flight, take off, take to one's heels, take to the hills, tear off, turn tail, vamoose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1920s, probably imitative.
Sample Sentences
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Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.
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We have to scat! Oh-oh—I forgot to look at the clock! [2013, Eldot, The Champions, page 245:]
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Her mother looked at me in fright and quickly scatted with her daughter back down the hall. [2013, Cecilia Spiros, The Montoya Saga: Premonitions, page 57:]
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Ali tried talking to this short boy but he quickly scatted away from her. [2015, Alice McCurdy, A Million Dollar Man Not a Dime From a Dozen, page 115:]
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One last word, then I have to scat. [2019, William Walling, Memo to the Leader, page 85:]