singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument

[ Syn: scat singing , scat singing ]

flee; take to ones heels; cut and run; If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up

[ Syn: run , scarper , turn tail , lam , run away , hightail it , bunk , head for the hills , take to the woods , escape , fly the coop , break away ]