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Scuttle

🔄 Synonyms of "Scuttle"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
scamperverb	(intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
skitterverb	(intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
openingnoun	An act or instance of making or becoming open.
hatchwaynoun	A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
coal scuttlenoun	A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
scurryverb	To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scuttle"

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Word	Definition
hatchwaynoun	A means of passing through a wall or floor, having a hatch (especially on a ship); a doorway with a hatch rather than a door.
skitterverb	(intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
scamperverb	(intransitive) To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
scurryverb	To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
openingnoun	An act or instance of making or becoming open.
coal scuttlenoun	A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
derailverb	(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
hodverb	(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.
dissipateverb	(intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
dispelverb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
defeatverb	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
thwartverb	(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
wreckverb	(transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
abortverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
sabotageverb	To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
foilverb	(transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
damageverb	(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
trotverb	(intransitive) To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
torpedoverb	(transitive, figurative) To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a powerful attack.