scuttle

scuttle
I noun
(coal box) Kohlenfüller, der
II
(Naut.) transitive verb versenken
III intransitive verb
(scurry) rennen; flitzen (ugs.); [Maus, Krabbe:] huschen

she scuttled off — sie huschte davon

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I verb
(to hurry with short, quick steps.) eiliger Gang
II verb
((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.) selbst versenken
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scut·tle1
[ˈskʌtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]
vt
▪ to \scuttle sth
1. (sink) etw versenken
2. (put an end to) etw zunichtemachen
scut·tle2
[ˈskʌtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]
n
coal \scuttle Kohleneimer m, Kohlenkübel m ÖSTERR, Kohlenkessel m SCHWEIZ
\scuttles full of coal Eimer [o ÖSTERR Kübel] pl voll Kohle, eimerweise [o ÖSTERR kübelweise] [o SCHWEIZ kesselweise] Kohle
scut·tle3
[ˈskʌtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]
vi person eilen, hasten, wuseln DIAL, flitzen fam, SCHWEIZ a. pressieren; small creature huschen
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I ['skʌtl]
n
(= coal scuttle) Kohleneimer m II
vi
(person) trippeln; (animals) hoppeln; (spiders, crabs etc) krabbeln

she/it scuttled off in a hurry — sie/es flitzte davon

III (NAUT)
1. n
Luke f
2. vt
1) versenken
2) (fig) treaty, agreement, talks sprengen; plans kaputt machen
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scuttle1 [ˈskʌtl] s
1. Kohlenkasten m, -eimer m
2. flacher Korb
scuttle2 [ˈskʌtl]
A v/i → academic.ru/65049/scurry">scurry A
B s → scurry C 1, C 2
scuttle3 [ˈskʌtl]
A s
1. SCHIFF (Spring)Luke f
2. AUTO Stirnwand f, Spritzbrett n
B v/t
1. SCHIFF
a) ein Schiff anbohren
b) die Bodenventile eines Schiffes öffnen
2. fig Pläne, Hoffnungen etc
a) aufgeben
b) zunichtemachen
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I noun
(coal box) Kohlenfüller, der
II
(Naut.) transitive verb versenken
III intransitive verb
(scurry) rennen; flitzen (ugs.); [Maus, Krabbe:] huschen

she scuttled off — sie huschte davon

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v.
ruinieren v.

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