scoot over

Meanings

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

present singular third person scoots over · participle present scooting over · participle past scooted over · past scooted over

colloquialintransitiveTo 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.
1 more example
You look like who you say you are / So scoot over, let me drive your car.
1983, ZZ Top (band), "Thug" (song)
Synonyms: scooch, budge up, scoot up, move over, shove over
colloquialtransitiveTo slide (something) across or aside.
Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?

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

Also see

French se décaler

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

Hungarian odébb/arrébb húzódik/csúszik, csúsztat

odébb/arrébb húzódik/csúszikto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
csúsztatto slide (something) across or aside

Polish przesuwać się, przesunąć się

przesuwać sięto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
przesunąć sięto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
posuwać sięto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
posunąć sięto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
przesuwaćto slide (something) across or aside
przesunąćto slide (something) across or aside
posuwaćto slide (something) across or aside
posunąćto slide (something) across or aside

Russian подвинуться, подвинуть

подвинуться (podvinutʹsja)to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
подвинуть (podvinutʹ)to slide (something) across or aside

Spanish arrimarse, aplegarse

arrimarseto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
aplegarseto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
arreconchumarseto move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space
arrimarto slide (something) across or aside
aplegarto slide (something) across or aside

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APA

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Chicago

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