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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.
Verb (1) mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. The capsule was originally set to blast off May 6, but that flight was scuttled hours before liftoff because of a malfunctioning valve on the Atlas V rocket that launches it into space.
SCUTTLE meaning: 1. to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: 2. to intentionally…. Learn more.
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.
noun. ( Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Bodywork, controls, and accessories) 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.
Definition of scuttle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. plural scuttles. Britannica Dictionary definition of SCUTTLE. [count] : a metal pail for carrying coal. : SCUTTLE meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to end or fail; 2 : to sink (a ship) by putting holes in the bottom or sides.
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. More Pronunciations of 'scuttle'
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).
