scuttle
noun
°A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
°(Construction) a hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
verb
°To deliberately sink a ship or boat by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action.
°(by extension, in figurative use) Intentionally undermine or thwart oneself, or denigrate or destroy one’s position or property; compare .