a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire

the part of a car's bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet

run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps

a mouse scuttled across the floor

an act or sound of scuttling

I heard the scuttle of rats across the room

sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in

the ship was scuttled by its German prize crew, who took to the boats

deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail

some of the stockholders are threatening to scuttle the deal

an opening with a cover in a ship's deck or side

a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle