scuttle

1 container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire [syn: coal scuttle]

2 an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening] v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌtəl

Etymology 1

Noun

1. A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).

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Etymology 2

Noun

1. A small hatch or opening in a boat.

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Verb

1. To deliberately sink a ship or boat by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action.

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Etymology 3

Verb

1. To move hastily, to scurry

   The cockroach scuttled under the kitchen sink.

Translations

Scuttle may refer to:

• Scuttling, deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water in
• Coal scuttle, a bucket-like container for coal
• Shaving scuttle, a teapot-like container for hot water
• Scuttle, a fictional character in Disney's The Little Mermaid

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