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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scut•tle1 /ˈskʌtəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mininga deep bucket for carrying coal.
- British Termsa broad, shallow basket.
scut•tle2 /ˈskʌtəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -tled, -tling. - to run with short, quick steps:mice scuttling along the floor.
scut•tle3 /ˈskʌtəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. n. [countable] - Naval Termsa small hatch in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
- Naval Termsa cover for this.
v. [~ + object] - Nautical, Naval Termsto sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening hatches:Prepare to scuttle the ship.
- to abandon or destroy (plans, etc.):He scuttled his plans to run for president.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scut•tle1 (skut′l),USA pronunciation n. - Mininga deep bucket for carrying coal.
- British Termsa broad, shallow basket.
- Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra shallow pan
- bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English scutel dish, trencher, platter
- to run with quick, hasty steps;
scurry.
n. - a quick pace.
- a short, hurried run.
- late Middle English scottlynge (gerund, gerundive), variant of scuddle, frequentative of scud1 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hasten, hurry, scamper, scramble.
scut•tle3 (skut′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. n. - [Naut.]
- Naval Termsa small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
- Naval Termsa cover for this.
- a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
- to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).
- Gothic skaut seam; akin to sheet1) + -illa diminutive suffix
- perh. Spanish escotilla hatchway, equivalent. to escot(e) a cutting of cloth (1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scuttle /ˈskʌtəl/ n - See coal scuttle
- dialect chiefly Brit a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
- the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
Etymology: 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 scuttle /ˈskʌtəl/ vb - (intransitive) to run or move about with short hasty steps
n - a hurried pace or run
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from scud, influenced by shuttle scuttle /ˈskʌtəl/ vb - (transitive) to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom
- (transitive) to give up (hopes, plans, etc)
n - a small hatch or its cover
Etymology: 15th Century (n): via Old French from Spanish escotilla a small opening, from escote opening in a piece of cloth, from escotar to cut out |