scuttle
1 of 5noun (1)
scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl 
1
: a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
2
: a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal
scuttle
2 of 5noun (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
scuttle
3 of 5verb (1)
scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ
ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ transitive verb
1
: to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship)
specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom
2
: destroy, wreck
also : scrap sense 2
scuttle
4 of 5noun (3)
1
: a quick shuffling pace
2
: a short swift run
scuttle
5 of 5verb (2)
scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ
ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ
intransitive verb
: scurry
Synonyms
Verb (2)
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- pelt
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scoot
- scurry
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter
Noun (2)
Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle
Noun (3)
perhaps blend of scud and shuttle
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (3)
1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1657, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
scuttle 1 of 4
verb
scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl
scuttled; scuttling
: to run rapidly from view
A large gray rat scuttled around the corner of the house …
Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Timescuttle
2 of 4noun
: a pail or bucket for carrying coal
scuttle
3 of 4noun
: a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship)
scuttle
4 of 4verb
scuttled; scuttling
: to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides
scuttle 1 of 2
verb
as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- scurry
- hurry
- rush
- fly
- speed
- chase
- race
- drive
- travel
- jump
- trot
- run
- scoot
- zip
- blow
- dart
- rip
- step
- dash
- buzz
- bowl
- hurl
- ram
- hasten
- bolt
- tear
- blast
- rustle
- careen
- barrel
- hump
- whirl
- shoot
- hie
- course
- pelt
- zoom
- breeze
- rocket
- motor
- nip
- hurtle
- jog
- cannonball
- bundle
- whisk
- jet
- blaze
- hustle
- career
- hare
- beat it
- scamper
- bomb
- flit
- belt
- bustle
- gallop
- highball
- step on it
- shake a leg
- hotfoot (it)
- accelerate
- make tracks
- crack (on)
- beetle
- scud
- get a move on
- scuffle
- sprint
- overtake
- stampede
- step out
- streak
- outrun
- quicken
- whiz
- beeline
- outstrip
- outpace
- whizz
- catch up
- arrow
- fast-forward
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- crawl
- creep
- drag
- poke
- linger
- hang (around or out)
- poke
- dawdle
- saunter
- stroll
- tarry
- lag
- amble
- shuffle
- loiter
- plod
- decelerate
- lumber
- slow (down or up)
- dillydally
- dally
scuttle
2 of 2noun
as in scurry
Synonyms & Similar Words
- scurry
- stir
- flutter
- scramble
- bustle
- dash
- beeline
- rush
- haste
- precipitation
- hurry
- flurry
- stampede
- hastiness
- expedition
- whirl
- precipitousness
- hustle
- velocity
- rapidity
- swiftness
- speed
- impulsivity
- impulsiveness
- quickness
- rashness
- dispatch
- impetuosity
- celerity
- hotheadedness
- impetuousness
- promptitude
- fleetness
- expeditiousness
- promptness
- speediness
- rapidness
- fastness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deliberation
- slowness
- deliberateness
- procrastination
- inaction
- dilatoriness
- inertia
- pokiness
- lethargy
- lateness
- leisureliness
- inertness
- languor
- sluggishness
- torpor
- quiescence
- dormancy
- inactivity