Roleset scuttle.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "sink, as a ship":

Roles:

Arg0:sinker


Arg1:thing sinking


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

ya scurvy dogs! (-)
Few petitions, however, have actually delayed or scuttled mergers.
Arg0:	Few petitions
ArgM-DIS:	however
ArgM-DIS:	actually
REL:	scuttled
Arg1:	mergers




with instrument (-)
But the government's action, which caught Jaguar management flat-footed, may scuttle the GM minority deal by forcing it to fight for all of Jaguar.
Arg0:	the government's action, which caught Jaguar management flat-footed,
ArgM-MOD:	may
REL:	scuttle
Arg1:	the GM minority deal
Arg2-by:	forcing it to fight for all of Jaguar

Roleset scuttle.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "run like a spider or crab":

Roles:

Arg0:scuttler

Examples:

example (-)
John scuttled across the room.
Arg0:	John
REL:	scuttled
Argm-DIR:	across the room

This sense will never, ever occur.