verb🔗ShareТопить, делать пробоиныTo 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. "Пираты делали пробоины в захваченном корабле, чтобы его нельзя было использовать против них.nauticalsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareЗатопить (судно)To 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. "Опасаясь захвата врагом, капитан приказал команде начать топить корабль.nauticalmilitaryactionwarsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareПодрывать, губить(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."Кандидат подорвал свои шансы своим неконтролируемым выпадом.actionbusinesspositionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareМельтешить, юлитьTo move hastily, to scurry."The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor when the cat appeared. "Мышь юлила по кухонному полу, когда появилась кошка.actionwayanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareШмыганье, поспешное бегствоThe motion of one who scuttles."scuttlings back and forth"Шмыганье туда-сюдаactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareЗатопление суднаThe act by which a vessel is scuttled."The deliberate scuttling of the old fishing boat created a new artificial reef. "Преднамеренное затопление старой рыболовецкой лодки создало новый искусственный риф.nauticalactionsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
