- Nautical.
- a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
- a cover for this.
- a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.
- to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull.
- to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.).
- to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
- a quick pace.
- a short, hurried run.
- a deep bucket for carrying coal.
- a broad, shallow basket.
- See coal scuttle
- a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables
- the part of a motor-car body lying immediately behind the bonnet
- to run or move about with short hasty steps
- a hurried pace or run
- to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom
- to give up (hopes, plans, etc)
- a small hatch or its cover
