SCUTTLES
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
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Definition
noun
- A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
- A broad, shallow basket.
- A dish, platter or a trencher.
noun
- A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck.
- A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
verb
- To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
- To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
- (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.“The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst.”
noun
- A quick pace; a short run.
verb
- To move hastily, to scurry.
Source: Wiktionary
