I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a spider scuttles somewhere (= runs quickly )
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The spider was scuttling towards the door.
coal scuttle
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A loud bang sent all the crabs scuttling across the sand.
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He spotted a cockroach as it scuttled out from under a bin bag.
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The senator did his best to scuttle the tax increase.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Corbett threw him a coin, raised his sword, and the beggar scuttled away.
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I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
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Something scuttled away into some dark recess.
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Surely millions more have been spent on scuttled plans by companies around the world.
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The scuttled boat in San Remo had never been found.
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The offices were small, and apparatchiks scuttled round between rooms.
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The pigeons wheel and scuttle around us.
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They found a boat in San Remo, scuttled.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An old coal scuttle to the side of the fireplace holds a can of paraffin, almost full.
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She wished her to dust the furniture, burnish the coal scuttle , and clean the windows.
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We can certainly prefer not carrying endless scuttles of coal up from the cellar.