Scuttle Definition & Meaning
scuttle
- noun
- container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- verb
- to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
"Scuttle" in song lyrics
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"Tales of War: Scapa Flow and the Grand Scuttle"
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Words that rhyme with scuttle
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- What does scuttle mean?
- container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
- What part of speech is scuttle?
- Scuttle is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does scuttle have?
- Scuttle has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).