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🚢scuttle

verb
/ˈskʌt.əl/
scurvy scythe

Meaning

To run hurriedly with short, quick steps; or to deliberately sink a ship.

Example Sentences

The children scuttled back to their seats when the teacher entered.

Example Expressions

scuttle a ship

Synonyms

dash, scamper, hurry, sink, submerge

Antonyms

walk, float

Collocations

scuttle away, scuttle back, scuttle a ship

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