scuttle: Meaning and Definition of

scut•tle

1. a deep bucket for carrying coal.
2. a broad, shallow basket.

scut•tle

1. to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.

1. a quick pace.
2. a short, hurried run.

scut•tle

1. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
2. a cover for this.
2. a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.

1. to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
2. to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).