scoot over

English

Verb

scoot over

1. (intransitive, colloquial) To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.

   Please scoot over a little so I can sit down.

   • 1983, ZZ Top (band), "Thug" (song)

     You look like who you say you are / So scoot over, let me drive your car.

2. (transitive, colloquial) To slide (something) across or aside.

   Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?

Synonyms

• budge up, scoot up, move over

Translations

to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space

• Russian: подвинуться (ru) (podvinutʹsja)
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to slide (something) across or aside

• Russian: подвинуть (ru) (podvinutʹ)
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