Scuttle — Defs

01 n. A broad, shallow basket.

02 v. i. To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.

1.
To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.
“With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron.” — Sir W. Scott.

03 n. A quick pace; a short run.

04 n. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.

1.
A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.(Naut.)
2.
The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like.

Phrases & compounds

Scuttle butt — a butt or cask with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water for daily use in a ship.

05 v. t. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

imp. & p. p. Scuttled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuttling

1.
To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
2.
To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.
3.
To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the review committee scuttled the project due to lack of funds.