What does scuttle mean?
Definitions for scuttle
ˈskʌt lscut·tle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word scuttle.
Princeton's WordNet
scuttle, coal scuttlenoun
container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
hatchway, opening, scuttleverb
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttleverb
to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
GCIDE
Scuttleverb
Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the review committee scuttled the project due to lack of funds.
Wiktionary
scuttleverb
To move hastily, to scurry
Etymology: scutel, from scutella, diminutive form of scutra, perhapes related to scutum; compare German Schüssel
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scuttlenoun
Etymology: scutella, Latin; scutell, Celt. Ainsw.
A scuttle or skrein to rid soil fro’ the corn. Thomas Tusser.
The earth and stones they are fain to carry from under their feet in scuttles and baskets. George Hakewill, on Providence.
To the hole in the door have a small scuttle, to keep in what mice are there. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
She went with an easy scuttle out of the shop. Spectator.
To Scuttleverb
To run with affected precipitation.
Etymology: from scud or scuddle.
The old fellow scuttled out of the room. Arbuthnot.
ChatGPT
scuttle
Scuttle can have multiple meanings based on its use. 1. As a verb, it primarily means to deliberately sink a ship by opening seacreats or making holes into the bottom. Alternatively, it can mean to move quickly with short rapid steps, or to abandon or discard something. 2. As a noun, it refers to a metal container with a sloping hinged lid and a handle, often used to carry coal for domestic use. It can also refer to an opening in a ship's deck that is fitted with a lid.
Webster Dictionary
Scuttlenoun
a broad, shallow basket
Scuttlenoun
a wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod
Scuttleverb
to run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle
Scuttlenoun
a quick pace; a short run
Scuttlenoun
a small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid
Scuttlenoun
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
Scuttlenoun
an opening in the roof of a house, with a lid
Scuttlenoun
the lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like
Scuttleverb
to cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose
Scuttleverb
to sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship
Etymology: [OF. escoutille, F. scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped piece out, and of Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment. Cf. Sheet an expanse.]
Wikidata
Scuttle
Scuttle is a character from the Disney animated movie "The Little Mermaid". He is a seagull. When Ariel sees Eric, she wants to meet him. Thus, she goes to Scuttle, who teaches her all about the human world. He returns for a minor role in "The Little Mermaid II: return to the Sea2. He appears as a guest in "House of Mouse".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scuttle
skut′l, n. a shallow basket: a vessel for holding coal. [A.S. scutel—L. scutella, a salver, dim. of scutra, a dish.]
Scuttle
skut′l, n. the openings or hatchways of a ship: a hole through the hatches or in the side or bottom of a ship.—v.t. to cut holes through any part of a ship: to sink a ship by cutting holes in it.—ns. Scutt′le-butt, -cask, a cask with a hole cut in it for the cup or dipper, for holding drinking-water in a ship; Scutt′le-fish, a cuttle-fish. [O. Fr. escoutille, a hatchway (Sp. escotilla), from Dut. schoot, the lap; Ger. schoss, bosom, a lap.]
Scuttle
skut′l, v.i. to scud or run with haste: to hurry.—n. a quick run: a mincing gait.—Also Scudd′le, Skutt′le. [Scud.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
scuttle
A small hole or port cut either in the deck or side of a ship, generally for ventilation. That in the deck is a small hatchway.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scuttle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scuttle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of scuttle in a Sentence
This is already the third time they have moved the timeline – I think they are going to move it another three months in part because the Iranians keep increasing their demands. I think in the end, the Iranians might be the ones who scuttle this agreement, if there is a deal, it would be a deal that would involve us moving far closer to their position on the issues than theirs move closer to ours.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- barrinarCatalan, Valencian
- Kohleneimer, Eimer, Luke, krabbeln, hoppeln, trippeln, flitzen, versenkenGerman
- βυθίζω, τενεκέςGreek
- barrenar, escotillaSpanish
- sanko, vilistää, upottaa, luukku, hiilisanko, kipittääFinnish
- écoutille, saborder, saboterFrench
- elsüllyeszt, rohangál, rohanHungarian
- 自沈Japanese
- scuttleLatin
- tuomaMāori
- emmer, kolenemmerDutch
- иллюминатор, удирать, затоплятьRussian
- lakomicaSerbo-Croatian
- borra i sankSwedish
- 天窗Chinese
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