Definitions for scuttle

Definitions for (noun) scuttle

Main entry: hatchway, scuttle, opening

Definition: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship


Main entry: scuttle, coal scuttle

Definition: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire


Definitions for (verb) scuttle

Main entry: scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter

Definition: to move about or proceed hurriedly

Usage: so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground


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