scuttle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
2. 2
   A broad, shallow basket.
3. 3
   A dish, platter or a trencher.
4. 4
   A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.
5. 5
   A drained trough between the windscreen and bonnet of a motor vehicle, forming the intake to the heating/air-conditioning system, often also containing the windscreen wiper motor.
6. 6
   A drained trough between the windscreen and bonnet of a motor vehicle, forming the intake to the heating/air-conditioning system, often also containing the windscreen wiper motor: By extension, the bulkhead at the front of the passenger compartment.
7. 7
   A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
8. 8
   A quick pace; a short run.

Verb

1. 1
   To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
2. 2
   To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
3. 3
   To deliberately wreck one's vehicle (of any sort).
4. 4
   To undermine or thwart oneself or one's position or property, especially deliberately.
5. 5
   To move hastily, to scurry.