scuttle

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scuttle Definition

• (n) container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
• (n) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
• (v) to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

scuttle Synonyms

• coal scuttle
• hatchway
• opening
• scamper
• scurry
• scuttle
• skitter