Scuttle vs. Scuddle — What's the Difference?

A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building.

(intransitive) To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

The lid or hatch of such an opening.

To drudge.

A metal pail for carrying coal.

To wash or cleanse.

A shallow open basket for carrying vegetables, flowers, or grain.

To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

A hurried run.

To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull).

To sink (a ship) by this means.

To thwart, ruin, or terminate

To run or move with short hurried movements; scurry.

A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).

A broad, shallow basket.

A dish, platter or a trencher.

A small hatch or opening in a boat. Also, small opening in a boat or ship for draining water from open deck.

(construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.

A quick pace; a short run.

To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

(transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.

To deliberately wreck one's vehicle (of any sort).

To undermine or thwart oneself or one's position or property, especially deliberately.

(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.

A broad, shallow basket.

A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.

A quick pace; a short run.

A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.

The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like.

To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.

To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.

To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be abandoned; - of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the review committee scuttled the project due to lack of funds.

Container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

To move about or proceed hurriedly;