scuttle
Coal bucket; scamper
Scuttle has two distinct sources yielding different meanings.
One scuttle is a container—a bucket for carrying coal or a hatch opening in a ship's deck or hull.
To scuttle a ship is to sink it deliberately by opening holes in the hull; figuratively, to scuttle a plan or deal is to sabotage it: Budget cuts scuttled the project.
The other scuttle means to move with quick, hurried steps, suggesting something small or furtive: A crab scuttled across the rocks, He scuttled out of the room.
Move with urgency
Basin with drain
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- destroyCause complete ruin
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- demolishDestroy completely
torpedo · hole · breach · hull · capsize · founder · maritime · deliberate
hurry
Move with urgency
bustle · hasten · flee · bolt · rush · scoot · scatter · run · quick · hasty
sink
Basin with drain
demolish · torpedo · hole · breach · hull · capsize · founder · maritime · deliberate · conspiracy
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
kindling · fireside · hearth · container · carrying · metal · ash · storage · fireplace · fuel
porthole
Circular vessel window
cover · lid · watertight · ship · vessel · naval · access · bulkhead · compartment · doorway
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- footstep soundsfootsteps, stomp, thud, thump, clop
- roof openingsskylight, skylights, dormer, roof hatch, clerestory
- crab traitssideways, claws, pincers, shell, carapace
- deck openingshatch, companionway, trapdoor, stairwell
- ship openingshatch, porthole, cargo hatch, escape hatch, companionway
scuttlestay
Remain in position
remain · linger · stand firm · hold one's ground · wait
- coal scuttleContainer for solid fuel