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to scuttle
01
to move quickly and with short, hasty steps
Intransitive: to scuttle | to scuttle somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
scuttle
3rd person singular
scuttles
Present participle
scuttling
Past simple
scuttled
Past participle
scuttled
Examples
The spy scuttled through the dimly lit alley, trying to avoid detection.
02
to intentionally cause something such as a plan to fail
Transitive: to scuttle a plan or effort
Examples
The rival company attempted to scuttle our marketing campaign by spreading false rumors
Scuttle
01
a container, often with a handle and spout, designed for holding and pouring coal onto a fire
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scuttles
Examples
He filled the scuttle with coal for the fireplace.
02
an entrance or passageway equipped with a hatch, especially connecting decks on a ship
Examples
The sailor climbed down the scuttle to reach the lower deck.
