scuttling meaning
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scuttle scuttle (third-person singular simple present scuttles, present participle scuttling, simple past and past participle scuttled) ( 1 transitive, nautical) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
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scuttle Definition of scuttle. 1 : a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such asa : a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering itb : a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed. 2 : a covering that closes a scuttle.
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- Search the meaning/definition of over one hundred thousand words! tumble means a sudden drop from an upright position; he had a nasty spill on the ice; an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end; do gymnastics, roll and tu... more.
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scythe Definition of scythe. : an implement used for mowing grass, grain, or other crops and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle.
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- Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Slew and slewing are a terms which can refer to a spacecraft's orientation or movement in reference to a plane or fixed position such as Earth, the Sun, another celestial body or other point in space.
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- The definition of a slut is a derogatory term used for a person-usually a woman-who engages in casual sexual behavior.
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Definitions &Translations Notation [edit]. The slur is not to be confused with two other similar musical symbols. The tie is a curved line that links two notes of the same pitch to show that their durations are to be added together. The phrase mark is a curved line that extends over a passage which is visually indistinguishable from the slur, and indicates that the passage is to be interpreted as a single phrase.
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scuttle scuttle When you scuttle, you move with quick anxious steps, like a bug running for cover when a light is turned on. Use the word scuttle when you want to describe running or fast walking that’s characterized by short, hasty steps, like someone or something that tries to hurry — a person who is late for work scuttling through a crowd of slow-moving pedestrians — but can't.
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- scut definition. (skuuut)n. sailor term. a cut, groove, divet or gash within the deck, hull or prow of a boat typically due to an accident or fight.slang- a nasty, dirty or irritating female. using components of Ireland the phrase scut ended up being used to inform off their children.
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Definitions &Translations Primary Meanings of stern. 1  adj of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect. 2  adj severe and unremitting in making demands. 3  adj severely simple. 4  adj not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. 5  n the rear part of a ship. 6  n the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
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shot 1 Old English scot, sceot a shot, a shooting, an act of shooting; that which is discharged in shooting, what is shot forth; darting, rapid motion, from Proto-Germanic *skutan (cf. Old Norse skutr, Old Frisian skete, Middle Dutch scote, German Schuß a shot), related to sceotan to shoot (see shoot (v.)).
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- Definition of stoop. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1a : to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the kneesb : to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders. 3  2 : yield, submit. 4  3a : to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or statusb : to lower oneself morally stooped to lying.
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scuttle scuttle (plural scuttles) 1  A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck. ( 2 construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
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distillation Distillation is defined as a refining process that collects the pure liquid or vapors given off by heating and then cooling a mixture. An example of distillation is how vodka is made from a grain. a distilling; specif., the process of first heating a mixture to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts, and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapor so as to produce a more nearly pure or refined substance.
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whittling to reduce the amount of, as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees (usually followed by down, away, etc.): to whittle down the company's overhead; to whittle away one's inheritance. verb (used without object), whittled, whittling.
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Definitions &Translations Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word deglutition. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: swallow, drink, deglutition(noun) the act of swallowing. one swallow of the liquid was enough; he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips. deglutition(Noun) The act or process of swallowing.
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Definition of 'dismantling' In Common Usage. dismantling is one of the 10000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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- Define stoop: to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees — stoop in a sentence to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees… See the full definition
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pontoon pontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge. barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) boat - a small vessel for travel on water.
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What does Scugly Skut mean in Urban Dictionary? What does Scugly Skut mean in Urban Dictionary?: A scary, unsightly, skanky whore.
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Definitions &Translations All rights reserved. 1  adj. severely simple. 2  n. the rear part of a ship. 3  n. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.  adj. severe and unremitting in making 1  demands. 2  n. adj. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect.  adj. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty.
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scuttle 1 a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling. verb (used with object), scuttled, scuttling. 3. to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. 4. to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.). Origin.
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rout 1 a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder: to put an army to rout; to put reason to rout. 2. any overwhelming defeat: a rout of the home team by the state champions. 3. a tumultuous or disorderly crowd of persons.