scuttle

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noun (1)

scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

: a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)

: a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal

scuttle

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noun (2)

: a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such as

: a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it

: a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed

: a covering that closes a scuttle

scuttle

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verb (1)

scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

transitive verb

: to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship)

specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom

: destroy, wreck

also : scrap sense 2

scuttle

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noun (3)

: a quick shuffling pace

: a short swift run

scuttle

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verb (2)

scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

: scurry

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter

Noun (2)

Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle

Noun (3)

perhaps blend of scud and shuttle

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1657, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scuttle 1 of 4

verb

scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

scuttled; scuttling

: to run rapidly from view

A large gray rat scuttled around the corner of the house …

Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

scuttle

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noun

: a pail or bucket for carrying coal

scuttle

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noun

: a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship)

scuttle

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verb

scuttled; scuttling

: to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides

scuttling 1 of 2

noun

as in wrecking

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

wrecking
shipwrecking
sinking
wreck
shipwreck
foundering
stranding
wreckage
beaching
grounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

recovery
salvage
salvaging

scuttling

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verb

present participle of scuttle

as in scurrying

to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

scurrying
hurrying
rushing
flying
racing
trotting
speeding
zipping
traveling
driving
chasing
jumping
darting
running
buzzing
scooting
stepping
travelling
dashing
blowing
blasting
tearing
ripping
ramming
zooming
whirling
bolting
hurtling
rustling
barreling
bowling
careening
hurling
hastening
careering
shooting
haring
hustling
blazing
bundling
pelting
jogging
humping
hying
rocketing
bustling
nipping
whisking
breezing
scampering
coursing
galloping
motoring
flitting
barrelling
cannonballing
belting
bombing
jetting
highballing
hieing
beating it
scudding
stampeding
scuffling
whizzing
sprinting
beetling
accelerating
stepping on it
making tracks
streaking
shaking a leg
getting a move on
cracking (on)
hotfooting (it)
overtaking
outrunning
quickening
arrowing
stepping out
outpacing
beelining
outstripping
catching up
fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

creeping
crawling
poking
dragging
lingering
poking
hanging (around or out)
shuffling
dawdling
loitering
lagging
strolling
sauntering
ambling
lumbering
plodding
dallying
tarrying
decelerating
dillydallying
slowing (down or up)

单词	scuttling
释义	scuttle 1 of 5 noun (1) scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl 1 : a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) 2 : a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal scuttle 2 of 5 noun (2) 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 3 of 5 verb (1) scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ transitive verb 1 : to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship) specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom 2 : destroy, wreck also : scrap sense 2 scuttle 4 of 5 noun (3) 1 : a quick shuffling pace 2 : a short swift run scuttle 5 of 5 verb (2) scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ intransitive verb : scurry Synonyms Verb (2) barrel belt blast blaze blow bolt bomb [slang] bowl breeze bundle bustle buzz cannonball careen career chase course crack (on) dash drive fly hare hasten hie highball hotfoot (it) hump hurl hurry hurtle hustle jet jump motor nip pelt race ram rip rocket run rush rustle scoot scurry shoot speed step tear travel trot whirl whisk zip zoom See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter Noun (2) Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle Noun (3) perhaps blend of scud and shuttle First Known Use Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (3) 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1657, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition scuttle 1 of 4 verb scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl scuttled; scuttling : to run rapidly from view A large gray rat scuttled around the corner of the house … Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time scuttle 2 of 4 noun : a pail or bucket for carrying coal scuttle 3 of 4 noun : a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship) scuttle 4 of 4 verb scuttled; scuttling : to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides scuttling 1 of 2 noun as in wrecking Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wrecking shipwrecking sinking wreck shipwreck foundering stranding wreckage beaching grounding Antonyms & Near Antonyms recovery salvage salvaging scuttling 2 of 2 verb present participle of scuttle as in scurrying to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats Synonyms & Similar Words scurrying hurrying rushing flying racing trotting speeding zipping traveling driving chasing jumping darting running buzzing scooting stepping travelling dashing blowing blasting tearing ripping ramming zooming whirling bolting hurtling rustling barreling bowling careening hurling hastening careering shooting haring hustling blazing bundling pelting jogging humping hying rocketing bustling nipping whisking breezing scampering coursing galloping motoring flitting barrelling cannonballing belting bombing jetting highballing hieing beating it scudding stampeding scuffling whizzing sprinting beetling accelerating stepping on it making tracks streaking shaking a leg getting a move on cracking (on) hotfooting (it) overtaking outrunning quickening arrowing stepping out outpacing beelining outstripping catching up fast-forwarding Antonyms & Near Antonyms creeping crawling poking dragging lingering poking hanging (around or out) shuffling dawdling loitering lagging strolling sauntering ambling lumbering plodding dallying tarrying decelerating dillydallying slowing (down or up) See More
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