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# scuttle

verb (scuttle, scuttles, scuttled, scuttling); noun (a scuttle, coal scuttle)

«scuttle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To run with short, quick steps, like a crab or mouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#m1)
2. To sink your own ship on purpose by making holes in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#m2)
3. To spoil or stop a plan: The rain scuttled our picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#m3)
4. (noun) A metal bucket for coal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, crabs and mice scuttle, giving a lively picture. In history, sailors scuttled ships so the enemy could not take them. Phrases: scuttle away, scuttle off, scuttle the plan.

### Examples

- A crab scuttled across the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x1)
- The mice scuttled into the hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x2)
- The children scuttled off when the bell rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x3)
- The captain scuttled the ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x4)
- Bad weather scuttled our plans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x5)
- Grandma kept a coal scuttle by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: scuttled. Similar: scurry, scamper. Not the same as «shuttle».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scuttle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scuttle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scuttle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scuttle.html) on Mova free.