scuttle | ||
1. | [ verb ] to move about or proceed hurriedly | |
Synonyms: | scamper scurry skitter | |
Examples: | : "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground." |
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Related terms: | run crab scamper | |
2. | [ noun ] container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire | |
Synonyms: | coal_scuttle | |
Related terms: | container | |
3. | [ noun ] (nautical) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | |
Synonyms: | hatchway opening | |
Related terms: | entrance escape_hatch hatch open | |
Similar spelling: |
Scotland scatology |