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scuttle
1[ skuht-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)
- to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull.
- to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).
scuttle
2[ skuht-l ]
verb (used without object)
- to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- a quick pace.
- a short, hurried run.
scuttle
3[ skuht-l ]
noun
- a deep bucket for carrying coal.
- British Dialect. a broad, shallow basket.
scuttle
1/ 藞蝉办蕦迟蓹濒 /
noun
- See coal scuttle
- dialect.a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
- the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
scuttle
2/ 藞蝉办蕦迟蓹濒 /
verb
- intr to run or move about with short hasty steps
noun
- a hurried pace or run
scuttle
3/ 藞蝉办蕦迟蓹濒 /
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scuttle1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scuttle1
Origin of scuttle2
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Example Sentences
They dismiss the hospitality industry鈥檚 dire warnings, including the notion that increased wages will scuttle the development of new hotels.
At that time, China didn鈥檛 rank in the top fifth, though it was scuttling upward.
The most 鈥渘ational鈥 political elements being the first to scuttle their own country鈥檚 interests on behalf of foreign powers has numerous foreign analogs.
The next year, the Board of Supervisors scuttled Tung鈥檚 nomination to the Police Commission because, in the climate following George Floyd鈥檚 murder, she was seen as too pro-police.
They began discussing it years ago in its initial preproduction stage before the pandemic, when the project was temporarily scuttled and recast.
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