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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.
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.
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).
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.
When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. American English : scuttle / ˈskʌtəl /
Definition of scuttle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
