noun
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A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
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A broad, shallow basket.
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A dish, platter or a trencher.
noun
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A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck.
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A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
verb
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To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
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To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
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(by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.
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The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst.
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A quick pace; a short run.
verb
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To move hastily, to scurry.