scuttle
1
[ skuht-l ]
/ ˈskʌt l /
noun
a deep bucket for carrying coal.
British Dialect.
a broad, shallow basket.
Origin of scuttle
1
before 1050; Middle English; Old English
scutel dish, trencher, platter < Latin
scutella, diminutive of
scutra shallow pan
Words nearby scuttle
scutellate,
scutellation,
scutellum,
scutiform,
scutter,
scuttle,
scuttlebutt,
scutular,
scutulum,
scutum,
scutwork
Definition for scuttle (2 of 3)
scuttle
2
[ skuht-l ]
/ ˈskʌt l /
verb (used without object), scut·tled, scut·tling.
to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
noun
a quick pace.
a short, hurried run.
Origin of scuttle
2Definition for scuttle (3 of 3)
scuttle
3
[ skuht-l ]
/ ˈskʌt l /
noun
Nautical.
- a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
- a cover for this.
a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.
verb (used with object), scut·tled, scut·tling.
to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.
to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).
Origin of scuttle
3
1490–1500; perhaps ≪ Spanish
escotilla hatchway, equivalent to
escot(e) a cutting of cloth (< Gothic
skaut seam; akin to
sheet1) +
-illa diminutive suffix
Example sentences from the Web for scuttle
British Dictionary definitions for scuttle (1 of 3)
scuttle
1
/ (ˈskʌtəl) /
noun
See coal scuttle
dialect, mainly British
a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
Word Origin for scuttle
Old English
scutel trencher, from Latin
scutella bowl, diminutive of
scutra platter; related to Old Norse
skutill, Old High German
scuzzila, perhaps to Latin
scūtum shield
British Dictionary definitions for scuttle (2 of 3)
scuttle
2
/ (ˈskʌtəl) /
verb
(intr)
to run or move about with short hasty steps
noun
a hurried pace or run
Word Origin for scuttle
C15: perhaps from
scud, influenced by
shuttle
British Dictionary definitions for scuttle (3 of 3)
scuttle
3
/ (ˈskʌtəl) /
verb
(tr) nautical
to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom
(tr)
to give up (hopes, plans, etc)
noun
nautical
a small hatch or its cover
Word Origin for scuttle
C15 (n): via Old French from Spanish
escotilla a small opening, from
escote opening in a piece of cloth, from
escotar to cut out