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Scuttle

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Noun

1. coal scuttle, scuttle

container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

2. hatchway, opening, scuttle

an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

Verb

3. scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter

to move about or proceed hurriedly

Example Sentences:
'so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scuttle

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noun
1.  coal scuttle
2. dialect, mainly British
a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
3. 
the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
verb
1. (intransitive)
to run or move about with short hasty steps
noun
2. 
a hurried pace or run
verb
1. (transitive) nautical
to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom
2. (transitive)
to give up (hopes, plans, etc)
noun
3. nautical
a small hatch or its cover

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scuttle

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noun
1. 
an opening in a wall or roof, fitted with a lid or cover
2. 
a small, covered opening or hatchway in the outer hull or deck of a ship
3. 
the lid or cover for any such opening
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈscuttled or ˈscuttling
4. 
to make or open holes in the hull of (a ship or boat) below the waterline; esp., to sink in this way
5. 
to scrap or abandon (a plan, undertaking, etc.)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈscuttled or ˈscuttling
1. 
to run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
noun
2. 
a scurry or scamper; hasty flight
noun
1. 
a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc.
2. 
a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire
: in full coal scuttle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scuttle

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n.
1. A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building.
2. The lid or hatch of such an opening.
tr.v. scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles
1. Nautical
a. To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull).
b. To sink (a ship) by this means.
2. To thwart, ruin, or terminate: "a program [the] President ... sought to scuttle" (Christian Science Monitor).
n.
1. A metal pail for carrying coal.
2. A shallow open basket for carrying vegetables, flowers, or grain.
intr.v. scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles
To run or move with short hurried movements; scurry.
n.
A hurried run.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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