Scuttle

·noun A broad, shallow basket.

II. Scuttle ·noun A quick pace; a short run.

III. Scuttle ·noun An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.

IV. Scuttle ·noun A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.

V. Scuttle ·noun A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.

VI. Scuttle ·vt To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.

VII. Scuttle ·noun The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like.

VIII. Scuttle ·vt To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

IX. Scuttle ·vi To run with affected precipitation; to Hurry; to Bustle; to Scuddle.

X. Scuttle ·noun A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.