verb
- moves quickly with short, hurried steps
- deliberately sinks a ship by making holes in the hull
- abandons or ruins a plan or project deliberately
Usage: nautical
noun
- small openings or hatches in a ship’s deck or hull
- containers for holding coal
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The mouse scuttles across the kitchen floor.
- The captain decided to scuttle the damaged ship.
- The scandal forced him to scuttle his political campaign.
- Water poured through the open scuttles on deck.
- The crew filled the coal scuttles for the engine room.
- She scuttles away whenever visitors arrive.
- Pirates would often scuttle captured vessels.
- The proposal was scuttled before it reached committee.