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ALL meanings of scuttle

scut·tle
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  • noun scuttle Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this. 1
  • noun scuttle a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling. 1
  • verb without object scuttle to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry. 1
  • verb with object scuttle to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. 1
  • verb with object scuttle to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.). 1
  • intransitive verb scuttle insect: crawl quickly 1
  • intransitive verb scuttle person: move hurriedly 1
  • noun scuttle hurried run 1
  • noun scuttle bucket for coal 1
  • verb scuttle When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 0
  • verb scuttle To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 0
  • verb scuttle To scuttle a ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom. 0
  • countable noun scuttle A scuttle is the same as a coal scuttle. 0
  • noun scuttle a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables 0
  • noun scuttle the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet 0
  • verb scuttle to run or move about with short hasty steps 0
  • noun scuttle a hurried pace or run 0
  • verb scuttle to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom 0
  • verb scuttle to give up (hopes, plans, etc) 0
  • noun scuttle a small hatch or its cover 0
  • intransitive verb scuttle to run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc. 0
  • noun scuttle a scurry or scamper; hasty flight 0
  • noun scuttle a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc. 0
  • noun scuttle a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire 0
  • noun scuttle an opening in a wall or roof, fitted with a lid or cover 0
  • noun scuttle a small, covered opening or hatchway in the outer hull or deck of a ship 0
  • noun scuttle the lid or cover for any such opening 0
  • verb transitive scuttle to make or open holes in the hull of (a ship or boat) below the waterline; esp., to sink in this way 0
  • verb transitive scuttle to scrap or abandon (a plan, undertaking, etc.) 0
  • noun scuttle The scuttle is the lower, forward part of a driver's cab or passenger compartment that provides space for the legs of people in the car and separates them from the engine compartment. 0
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