scuttle

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noun (1)

scut·tle ˈskə-tᵊl How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

: a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)

: a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal

scuttle

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noun (2)

: a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such as

: a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it

: a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed

: a covering that closes a scuttle

scuttle

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verb (1)

scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

transitive verb

: 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

: destroy, wreck

also : scrap sense 2

scuttle

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noun (3)

: a quick shuffling pace

: a short swift run

scuttle

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verb (2)

scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

ˈskə-tᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

: scurry

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 How to pronounce scuttle (audio)

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

scuttle

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noun

: a pail or bucket for carrying coal

scuttle

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noun

: a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship)

scuttle

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verb

scuttled; scuttling

: to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides

scuttled

verb

past tense of scuttle

as in scurried

to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

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scurried
sped
hurried
raced
rushed
flew
trotted
drove
jumped
chased
traveled
scooted
darted
zipped
stepped
ran
run
blasted
dashed
blew
buzzed
travelled
rammed
speeded
bolted
hustled
hurled
careened
ripped
hastened
whirled
hurtled
tore
rustled
zoomed
bowled
bustled
rocketed
jogged
blazed
whisked
bundled
nipped
breezed
motored
pelted
barreled
coursed
bombed
humped
hied
flitted
shot
beat it
galloped
careered
scampered
jetted
cannonballed
belted
scudded
highballed
barrelled
hared
scuffled
sprinted
streaked
stepped on it
stampeded
whizzed
shook a leg
made tracks
accelerated
beetled
cracked (on)
hotfooted (it)
overtook
got a move on
outpaced
quickened
outstripped
stepped out
outran
caught up
beelined
arrowed
fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

crept
crawled
dragged
poked
lingered
poked
lagged
strolled
loitered
shuffled
sauntered
hung (around or out)
ambled
dallied
lumbered
hanged (around or out)
dawdled
tarried
plodded
decelerated
slowed (down or up)
dillydallied

单词	scuttled
释义	scuttle 1 of 5 noun (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 5 noun (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 5 verb (1) scuttled; scuttling ˈskət-liŋ 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 5 noun (3) 1 : a quick shuffling pace 2 : a short swift run scuttle 5 of 5 verb (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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 scuttle 2 of 4 noun : a pail or bucket for carrying coal scuttle 3 of 4 noun : a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship) scuttle 4 of 4 verb scuttled; scuttling : to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides scuttled verb past tense of scuttle as in scurried to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scurried sped hurried raced rushed flew trotted drove jumped chased traveled scooted darted zipped stepped ran run blasted dashed blew buzzed travelled rammed speeded bolted hustled hurled careened ripped hastened whirled hurtled tore rustled zoomed bowled bustled rocketed jogged blazed whisked bundled nipped breezed motored pelted barreled coursed bombed humped hied flitted shot beat it galloped careered scampered jetted cannonballed belted scudded highballed barrelled hared scuffled sprinted streaked stepped on it stampeded whizzed shook a leg made tracks accelerated beetled cracked (on) hotfooted (it) overtook got a move on outpaced quickened outstripped stepped out outran caught up beelined arrowed fast-forwarded Antonyms & Near Antonyms crept crawled dragged poked lingered poked lagged strolled loitered shuffled sauntered hung (around or out) ambled dallied lumbered hanged (around or out) dawdled tarried plodded decelerated slowed (down or up) dillydallied See More
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