| Definitions of 'scuttle' |
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1. (noun) scuttle, coal scuttle
container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
2. (verb) hatchway, opening, scuttle
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
3. (verb) scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
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| Definitions of 'scuttle' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scuttle
a broad, shallow basket
2. (noun) scuttle
a wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod
3. (noun) scuttle
a quick pace; a short run
4. (noun) scuttle
a small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid
5. (noun) scuttle
a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship
6. (noun) scuttle
an opening in the roof of a house, with a lid
7. (noun) scuttle
the lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like
8. (verb) scuttle
to run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle
9. (verb) scuttle
to cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose
10. (verb) scuttle
to sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship
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