plural of scuttle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scuttle

A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal). / A broad, shallow basket. / (obsolete, Northern England and Scotland) A dish, platter or a trencher.

A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck. / (construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.

(transitive, nautical) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.

A quick pace; a short run.

simple past tense and past participle of scuttle

present participle of scuttle

The motion of one who scuttles. / The act by which a vessel is scuttled.