Scuttle
WordNet
noun
(1) An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
(2) Container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
verb
(3) To move about or proceed hurriedly
"So terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
- (Construction) a hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
Etymology 2
From ( > French ), from , akin to Gothic , German .
Verb
- To deliberately sink a ship or boat by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action.
- Intentionally undermine or thwart oneself, or denigrate or destroy one’s position or property; cf. .
- The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst.
Verb
- To move hastily, to scurry
- The cockroach scuttled under the kitchen sink.