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to scuttle
01
haasten, rennen met korte
to move quickly and with short, hasty steps
Intransitive: to scuttle | to scuttle somewhere
Voorbeelden
Frightened by the barking dog, the squirrel scuttled up the tree to safety.
Bang voor de blaffende hond, schoot de eekhoorn de boom in om in veiligheid te komen.
02
saboteren, torpederen
to intentionally cause something such as a plan to fail
Transitive: to scuttle a plan or effort
Voorbeelden
The political opponents sought to scuttle the candidate's chances by leaking damaging information.
Scuttle
01
a container, often with a handle and spout, designed for holding and pouring coal onto a fire
Voorbeelden
The caretaker kept a scuttle full of coal ready for the evening fire.
02
an entrance or passageway equipped with a hatch, especially connecting decks on a ship
Voorbeelden
The cargo hold is entered via a scuttle on the deck.
