scuttle

• Sustantivo que designa o bien un recipiente para carbón, a menudo con forma que permite vaciarlo en el fuego, o bien una entrada con trampilla, especialmente un paso entre las cubiertas de un barco.

A noun referring to either a container for coal, often shaped to allow pouring onto a fire, or an entrance with a hatch, especially a passageway between the decks of a ship.

1. Coal containerB2formal

   A metal container used for holding and pouring coal onto a fire.

   Cubo del carbón

   • He filled the scuttle with coal from the pile.
   • The old scuttle was kept beside the fireplace.
   • She used the scuttle to add more coal to the fire.

   Sinónimoshod

2. Ship hatchB2formal

   A small opening or hatch on a ship, often used as a passageway between decks.

   Escotilla de buque

   • The sailors climbed through the scuttle to reach the lower deck.
   • The scuttle was secured tightly to prevent water from entering.
   • He opened the scuttle and peered into the dark hold.

   Sinónimoshatchhatchway

• Verbo que se usa para referirse a moverse rápidamente con pasos cortos y apresurados, o a hundir deliberadamente un barco abriendo agujeros en su casco.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving quickly with short, hurried steps, or deliberately sinking a ship by making holes in its hull.

1. Move hurriedlyB2informal

   To run or move with quick, short steps, often in a hurried or nervous manner.

   correr apresuradamente

   • The crab scuttled across the sand.
   • She scuttled away when she saw the teacher coming.
   • The children scuttled into the house to escape the rain.

   Sinónimosbustledartdashhurryrushscamperscurryskiptrot

   Antónimosamblemoseysaunterstroll