[{"word":"scuttling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst."}],"synonyms":["hatch","roof"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To move hastily, to scurry.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The motion of one who scuttles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"scuttlings back and forth"},{"definition":"The act by which a vessel is scuttled.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scuttle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scuttling"]}]