1. To make a reconnaissance of
2. To engage in reconnaissance

ETYM Icel. skűta a taunt; cf. Icel. skűta to jut out, skota to shove, skjôta to shoot, to shove. Related to Shoot.
1. To get the lay of the land; SYN. reconnoiter, reconnoitre.
2. Mock.
3. To reject scornfully.
4. Scoff.