First Known Use: 15th century
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1scuttle
noun scut·tle \ˈskə-təl\
Definition of SCUTTLE
1
: a shallow open basket for carrying something (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
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Origin of SCUTTLE
Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter
2scuttle
noun
Definition of SCUTTLE
1
: a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: 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
Origin of SCUTTLE
Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with SCUTTLE
3scuttle
transitive verb
scut·tledscut·tling \ˈskət-liŋ, ˈskə-təl-iŋ\
Definition of SCUTTLE
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
First Known Use of SCUTTLE
1642
4scuttle
noun
Definition of SCUTTLE
1
: a quick shuffling pace
2
: a short swift run
Origin of SCUTTLE
perhaps blend of scud and shuttle
First Known Use: 1623
5scuttle
intransitive verb
scut·tledscut·tling \ˈskət-liŋ, ˈskə-təl-iŋ\
SCUTTLE[1] Defined for Kids
1scuttle
verb scut·tle \ˈskə-təl\
scut·tledscut·tling
Definition of SCUTTLE for Kids
: to run rapidly from view <A large gray rat scuttled around the corner of the house … — Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time>
2scuttle
noun
Definition of SCUTTLE for Kids
: a pail or bucket for carrying coal
3scuttle
noun
Definition of SCUTTLE for Kids
: a small opening with a lid or cover (as in the deck of a ship)
4scuttle
verb
scut·tledscut·tling
Definition of SCUTTLE for Kids
: to sink (a ship) by cutting holes through the bottom or sides
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