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- Dictionaryscuttle/ˈskʌtl/
verb
- 1. sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in: "the ship was scuttled by its German prize crew, who took to the boats"
- 2. deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail: "some of the stockholders are threatening to scuttle the deal"
noun
- 1. an opening with a cover in a ship's deck or side: "a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle"
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SCUTTLE definition: 1. to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: 2. to intentionally…. Learn more.
SCUTTLE meaning: 1. to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: 2. to intentionally…. Learn more.
verb. uk / ˈskʌtl / us. scuttle across/along/away, etc. Add to word list. to run quickly using short steps: A beetle scuttled across the floor. (Definition of scuttle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of scuttle. in Chinese (Traditional) 跑, （尤指爲逃脫）碎步快跑，快速移動, 沈沒… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
1. : a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such as. a. : a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it. b. : a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed. 2. : a covering that closes a scuttle. scuttle.
Use the word scuttle when you want to describe running or fast walking that’s characterized by short, hasty steps, like someone or something that tries to hurry — a person who is late for work scuttling through a crowd of slow-moving pedestrians — but can't. Scuttle has a number of other meanings.
Scuttle definition: a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.. See examples of SCUTTLE used in a sentence.
Definition of scuttle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scuttle meaning, definition, what is scuttle: to move quickly with short steps, especi...: Learn more.
scuttle in American English. (ˈskʌtəl ) 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.
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).
