scuttleverb
uk/ˈskʌt.əl/us/ˈskʌt̬.əl/scuttle verb (RUN)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape:
A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.
The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
See more results »
scuttle verb (SINK)
[ T ] to intentionally sink a ship, especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail
- bail sth out
- ducking
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- submerge
- sunken
- unsinkable
- waterlogged
See more results »
scuttle verb (STOP)
[ T ] to stop something happening, or to cause a plan to fail
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preventing and impeding
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out
- blot
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hold out on sb
- hold sb/sth back
- hold/keep sb/sth at bay idiom
- holding pattern
- impede
- prevention
- prevention is better than cure idiom
- preventive
- prohibit
- pull
See more results »
scuttlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskʌt.əl/us/ˈskʌt̬.əl/a coal scuttle
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: the fireplace & parts of the fireplace
- chimney breast
- coal scuttle
- fender
- firebrick
- fireguard
- fireplace
- firescreen
- fireside
- flue
- grate
- hearth
- inglenook
- mantelpiece
- open fire
- open fireplace
- poker