scuttle
1noun
Origin of scuttle
1scuttle
2verb (used without object), scut·tled, scut·tling.
noun
Origin of scuttle
2Synonyms for scuttle
scuttle
3noun
verb (used with object), scut·tled, scut·tling.
Origin of scuttle
3Related Words for scuttle
scamper, scurry, abandon, sink, submerge, run, dash, race, bustle, sprint, hasten, scrambleExamples from the Web for scuttle
Contemporary Examples of scuttle
By one count, 20 industry lobbyists were in the halls trying to scuttle SB 962 as it came to a vote nine days later.
An ostentatious display of Japanese military might could scuttle those negotiations.
Japan Prepares to Shoot North Korean Missiles Out of the SkyAngela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
April 10, 2014
Any disagreement we had with them was criticized as an attempt to scuttle the building of the memorial.
Marco Rubio, on the other hand, led the GOP effort to scuttle the thing on abortion-related grounds.
Others said it would take something shocking to scuttle the meeting.
Historical Examples of scuttle
Together they proceeded to the roof by a stairway that led to a scuttle.
Tom Swift and his Electric RunaboutVictor Appleton
You are at liberty to embark in them with your men before we scuttle this ship.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
Her sails were furled; the slide of her scuttle hatch was closed and padlocked.
ChanceJoseph Conrad
Stapylton, scuttle the ship, if you like, but first let me land the cargo.
BarringtonCharles James Lever
I had a notion, from the beginning, they wouldn't be allowed to scuttle.