verb🔗ShareTo cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose."The pirates were scuttling the captured ship so it wouldn't be used against them. "nauticalsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner."Fearing capture by the enemy, the captain ordered the crew to begin scuttling the ship. "nauticalmilitaryactionwarsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(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."actionbusinesspositionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move hastily, to scurry."The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor when the cat appeared. "actionwayanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe motion of one who scuttles."scuttlings back and forth"actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which a vessel is scuttled."The deliberate scuttling of the old fishing boat created a new artificial reef. "nauticalactionsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
