verb🔗ShareHundir, hacer agujerosTo 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. "Los piratas estaban hundiendo el barco capturado para que no se usara contra ellos.nauticalsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHundir deliberadamenteTo 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. "Temiendo ser capturados por el enemigo, el capitán ordenó a la tripulación que comenzara a hundir deliberadamente el barco.nauticalmilitaryactionwarsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, sabotear(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."El candidato había socavado sus posibilidades con su arrebato desquiciado.actionbusinesspositionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscabullirse, corretearTo move hastily, to scurry."The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor when the cat appeared. "El ratón correteaba por el suelo de la cocina cuando apareció el gato.actionwayanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscabullida, huidaThe motion of one who scuttles."scuttlings back and forth"Escabullidas de un lado a otroactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl acto de hundir un barcoThe act by which a vessel is scuttled."The deliberate scuttling of the old fishing boat created a new artificial reef. "El acto deliberado de hundir el viejo barco de pesca creó un nuevo arrecife artificial.nauticalactionsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
