scuttle

scut·tle ¹  (sktl)

n.

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).

b. To sink (a ship) by this means.

2. Informal To scrap; discard: "a program [the] President . . . sought to scuttle" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Middle English skottell, from Old French escoutille, possibly from Spanish escotilla.]

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scut·tle ²  (sktl)

n.

1. A metal pail for carrying coal.

2. A shallow open basket for carrying vegetables, flowers, or grain.

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[Middle English scutel, basket, from Old English, dish, from Latin scutella; see scullery.]

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scut·tle ³  (sktl)

intr.v. scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles

To run or move with short hurried movements; scurry.

n.

A hurried run.

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[Middle English scottlen; possibly akin to scud.]

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scuttle¹

n

1. See coal scuttle

2. Dialect chiefly Brit a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet

[Old English scutel trencher, from Latin scutella bowl, diminutive of scutra platter; related to Old Norse skutill, Old High German scuzzila, perhaps to Latin scūtum shield]

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scuttle²

vb

(intr) to run or move about with short hasty steps

n

a hurried pace or run

[perhaps from scud, influenced by shuttle]

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scuttle³

vb

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom

2. (tr) to give up (hopes, plans, etc.)

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a small hatch or its cover

[C15 (n): via Old French from Spanish escotilla a small opening, from escote opening in a piece of cloth, from escotar to cut out]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scuttle - container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire coal scuttle container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
	2.	scuttle - an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship hatchway, opening entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" escape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency hatch - a movable barrier covering a hatchway
Verb	1.	scuttle - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" scamper, scurry, skitter crab - scurry sideways like a crab run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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scuttle

verb

1. run, scurry, scamper, rush, hurry, scramble, hare (Brit. informal), bustle, beetle, scud, hasten, scoot, scutter (Brit. informal) Two very small children scuttled away.

2. wreck, destroy, ruin, overwhelm, disable, overthrow, foil, undo, torpedo, put paid to, discomfit Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.

Translations

scuttle¹ [ˈskʌtl] VT

1. [+ ship] → barrenar

2. (fig) [+ hopes, plans] → dar al traste con, echar por tierra

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scuttle² [ˈskʌtl] VI (= run) → echar a correr
to scuttle away or off → escabullirse
to scuttle along → correr, ir a toda prisa
we must scuttle → tenemos que marcharnos

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scuttle³ [ˈskʌtl] N (for coal) → cubo m, carbonera f

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scuttle [ˈskʌt^əl]

n

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → écoutille f

(also coal scuttle) → seau m (à charbon)

vt

(= scupper) [+ ship] → saborder

[+ plans, proposals, hopes] → abandonner

vi (= scamper) → détaler, s'enfuir à toutes jambes

scuttle away

scuttle off vi → s'enfuir à toutes jambes, détaler

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scuttle¹

n (= coal scuttle) → Kohleneimer m

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scuttle²

vi (person) → trippeln; (animals) → hoppeln; (spiders, crabs etc) → krabbeln; she/it scuttled off in a hurry → sie/es flitzte davon

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scuttle³ (Naut)

n → Luke f

vt

→ versenken

(fig) treaty, agreement, talks → sprengen; plans → kaputt machen

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scuttle¹ [ˈskʌtl]

1. vt (ship) → autoaffondare

2. n

a. (Naut) → portellino

b. (also coal scuttle) → secchio del carbone

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scuttle¹ [ˈskʌtl]

1. vt (ship) → autoaffondare

2. n

a. (Naut) → portellino

b. (also coal scuttle) → secchio del carbone

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scuttle² [ˈskʌtl] vi to scuttle away or off → filare via
to scuttle in → entrare precipitosamente

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scuttle² [ˈskʌtl] vi to scuttle away or off → filare via
to scuttle in → entrare precipitosamente

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scuttle¹

v scuttle [ˈskatl]

to hurry with short, quick steps. trippel يَفُرُّ، يُسْرِعُ بِخُطُواتٍ قَصيرَه офейквам cupitat pile eiliger Gang το βάζω στα πόδια echar a correr liduma با گامهاي كوتاه دويدن kipittää courir précipitament לָרוּץ בִּצעדים קְטָנִים भाग जाना žuriti, umaknuti bijegom (el-, haza-)rohan jalan bergegas skjótast, hraða sér affrettarsi あわてて走る 허둥지둥 달리다 spausti, mauti steigties; mukt bergegas lari haastig rennen fare, pile, vimse, svinse biec drobnymi kroczkami apressar-se a o lua la fugă поспешно бежать cupitať bežati brzo hodati rusa, kila, skutta วิ่งซอยเท้าอย่างรีบเร่ง sıvışmak 倉促地加快腳步 квапливо бігти بھگدڑ مچانا chạy gấp 急促奔跑

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scuttle²

v scuttle [ˈskatl]

(of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands. skip laat sink пробивам (кораб) سوراخ كردنو غرق كردن كشتي לְנָקֵב אָנִייִה כְּדֵי שֶׁתִטבַּע छेद बनाना probušiti dno broda, potopiti brod na taj način affondare (배를) 침몰시키다 membuat lubang agar kapalnya tenggelam napraviti rupu u brodu kako bi ga potopili เจาะ (เรือ); จม(เรือ) (船員)鑿沉(自己的船) пробити борт судна; потопити судно جہاز کے پرنالے کھول کر اسے ڈبانا đục đắm tàu