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scut·tle 1
(skŭt′l)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. To thwart, ruin, or terminate: "a program [the] President ... sought to scuttle" (Christian Science Monitor).
[Middle English skottell, from Old French escoutille, possibly from Spanish escotilla.]
scut·tle 2
(skŭt′l)n.
1. A metal pail for carrying coal.
2. A shallow open basket for carrying vegetables, flowers, or grain.
[Middle English scutel, basket, from Old English, dish, from Latin scutella; see scullery.]
scut·tle 3
(skŭt′l)intr.v. scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles
To run or move with short hurried movements; scurry.
n.
A hurried run.
[Middle English scottlen; possibly akin to scud.]
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scuttle
(ˈskʌtəl)n
1. See coal scuttle
2. dialect chiefly Brit a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
3. (Automotive Engineering) the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
[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
(intr) to run or move about with short hasty steps
n
a hurried pace or run
[C15: perhaps from scud, influenced by shuttle]
scuttle
(ˈskʌtəl)vb
1. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom
2. (tr) to give up (hopes, plans, etc)
n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a small hatch or its cover
[C15 (n): via Old French from Spanish escotilla a small opening, from escote opening in a piece of cloth, from escotar to cut out]
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scut•tle1
(ˈskʌt l)n.
1. a deep bucket for carrying coal.
2. a broad, shallow basket.
[before 1050; Middle English; Old English scutel dish, trencher, platter < Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra shallow pan]
scut•tle2
(ˈskʌt l)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.i.
1. to run with short, quick steps; scurry.
n. 2. a quick pace.
3. a short, hurried run.
[1400–50; late Middle English scottlynge (ger.), variant of scuddle, frequentative of scud1]
scut•tle3
(ˈskʌt l)n., v. -tled, -tling. n.
1.
a. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
b. a cover for this.
2. a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.
v.t. 3. to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
4. to abandon or destroy (plans, rumors, etc.).
[1490–1500; perhaps « Sp escotilla hatchway, derivative of escot(e) a cutting of cloth]
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scuttle
Past participle: scuttled
Gerund: scuttling
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| Noun | 1. |  scuttle - container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the firecontainer - 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 shipentrance, 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" 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
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Translations
يَفُرُّ، يُسْرِعُ بِخُطُواتٍ قَصيرَه
cupitatpotopit
pilesænke
gera gat á skipsbotn til aî sökkva òvískjótast, hraîa sér
muktnogremdēt kuģisteigties
scuttle
1 [ˈskʌtl] VT1. [+ ship] → barrenar
2. (fig) [+ hopes, plans] → dar al traste con, echar por tierra
scuttle
2 [ˈskʌtl] VI (= run) → echar a correrto scuttle away or off → escabullirse
to scuttle along → correr, ir a toda prisa
we must scuttle → tenemos que marcharnos
scuttle
3 [ˈskʌtl] N (for coal) → cubo m, carbonera fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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scuttle
1n (= coal scuttle) → Kohleneimer m
scuttle
2vi (person) → trippeln; (animals) → hoppeln; (spiders, crabs etc) → krabbeln; she/it scuttled off in a hurry → sie/es flitzte davon
scuttle
3 (Naut)n → Luke f
vt
(fig) treaty, agreement, talks → sprengen; plans → kaputt machen
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scuttle
1 [ˈskʌtl]1. vt (ship) → autoaffondare
2. n
a. (Naut) → portellino
b. (also coal scuttle) → secchio del carbone
scuttle
2 [ˈskʌtl] vi to scuttle away or off → filare viato scuttle in → entrare precipitosamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scuttle1
(ˈskatl) verb to hurry with short, quick steps.
scuttle2
(ˈskatl) verb (of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it. The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.
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