scoot over

English

Verb

scoot over (third-person singular simple present scoots over, present participle scooting over, simple past and past participle scooted over)

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

   Synonyms: scooch, budge up, scoot up, move over, shove over

   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?

Translations

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

• French: se décaler
• Hungarian: odébb/arrébb húzódik/csúszik
• Russian: подвинуться (ru) (podvinutʹsja)

to slide (something) across or aside

• Hungarian: csúsztat (hu)
• Russian: подвинуть (ru) (podvinutʹ)