scuttle (redirected from scuttling)

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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scuttle ¹

Noun

same as coal scuttle [Latin scutella bowl]

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scuttle ²

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

to run with short quick steps

Noun

a hurried pace or run [probably from scud]

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scuttle ³

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. Naut to cause (a ship) to sink by making holes in the sides or bottom

2. to ruin (hopes or plans) or have them ruined: a new policy scuttled by popular resistance

Noun

Naut a small hatch in a ship's deck or side [Spanish escotilla a small opening]

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 run, scurry, scamper, rush, hurry, scramble, hare Brit. (informal) bustle, beetle, scud, hasten, scoot, scutter Brit. (informal)

Translations

scuttle [ˈskʌtl] n (also: coal scuttle) → cubo, carbonera

vt [+ ship] → barrenar

vi (= scamper): to scuttle away;

scuttle off → escabullirse

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scuttle [ˈskʌtl] n (Naut) → écoutille f;

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

vt [+ ship] → saborder

vi (= scamper);

to scuttle away, scuttle off → détaler

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scuttle [ˈskʌtl] n (also: coal scuttle) → Kohleneimer m

vt (ship) → versenken

vi to scuttle away or off → verschwinden

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scuttle [ˈskʌtl] n (NAUT) → portellino;

(also: coal scuttle) → secchio del carbone

vt [+ ship] → autoaffondare

vi (= scamper): to scuttle away, scuttle off → darsela a gambe, scappare

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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 서둘러 가다 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 急促奔跑 квапливо бігти بھگدڑ مچانا chạy gấp 急促奔跑