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scupper
scup·per 1 S0178300 (skŭp′ər)n.1. Nautical An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off.2. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building. [Middle English scoper- (in scopernail, nail for attaching leather under a scupper to prevent dirty water from soiling the hull), probably from scopen, to scoop, from scope, a scoop; see scoop.]
scup·per 2 S0178300 (skŭp′ər)tr.v. scup·pered, scup·per·ing, scup·pers 1. To sink (a ship) deliberately; scuttle.2. To thwart or ruin: scupper a business deal.3. Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre. [Originally British military slang, to massacre, of unknown origin (probably later influenced by scuttle).]scupper (ˈskʌpə) n1. (Nautical Terms) nautical a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard2. (Building) an opening in the side of a building for draining off water3. (Building) a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system[C15 skopper, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to scoop]
scupper (ˈskʌpə) vb (tr) 1. slang to overwhelm, ruin, or disable2. (Nautical Terms) to sink (one's ship) deliberately[C19: of unknown origin]scup•per (ˈskʌp ər) n. 1. an opening at the edge of a ship's deck that allows accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges. 2. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior. 3. any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rainwater. [1475–85; earlier skoper] scupper Past participle: scuppered Gerund: scuppering
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I scupper | you scupper | he/she/it scuppers | we scupper | you scupper | they scupper |
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I scuppered | you scuppered | he/she/it scuppered | we scuppered | you scuppered | they scuppered |
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I am scuppering | you are scuppering | he/she/it is scuppering | we are scuppering | you are scuppering | they are scuppering |
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I have scuppered | you have scuppered | he/she/it has scuppered | we have scuppered | you have scuppered | they have scuppered |
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I was scuppering | you were scuppering | he/she/it was scuppering | we were scuppering | you were scuppering | they were scuppering |
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I had scuppered | you had scuppered | he/she/it had scuppered | we had scuppered | you had scuppered | they had scuppered |
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I will scupper | you will scupper | he/she/it will scupper | we will scupper | you will scupper | they will scupper |
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I will have scuppered | you will have scuppered | he/she/it will have scuppered | we will have scuppered | you will have scuppered | they will have scuppered |
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I will be scuppering | you will be scuppering | he/she/it will be scuppering | we will be scuppering | you will be scuppering | they will be scuppering |
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I have been scuppering | you have been scuppering | he/she/it has been scuppering | we have been scuppering | you have been scuppering | they have been scuppering |
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I will have been scuppering | you will have been scuppering | he/she/it will have been scuppering | we will have been scuppering | you will have been scuppering | they will have been scuppering |
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I had been scuppering | you had been scuppering | he/she/it had been scuppering | we had been scuppering | you had been scuppering | they had been scuppering |
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I would scupper | you would scupper | he/she/it would scupper | we would scupper | you would scupper | they would scupper |
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I would have scuppered | you would have scuppered | he/she/it would have scuppered | we would have scuppered | you would have scuppered | they would have scuppered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | scupper - drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboarddrainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried away | Verb | 1. | scupper - wait in hiding to attack ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, waylay, lurkwait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" | | 2. | scupper - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionendanger, peril, queer, exposeaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" |
scupperverb (Brit. slang) destroy, ruin, wreck, defeat, overwhelm, disable, overthrow, demolish, undo, torpedo, put paid to, discomfit The entire deal will be scuppered.Translationsdalotgouttièreaffondarefallafar fallireombrinaleшпигатIdiomsSeescupper upscupper
scupper Nautical a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard scupper[′skəp·ər] (naval architecture) A drain on or below the deck of a ship that guides water over or through the side. scupper scupper, 2 1. An opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 2. A device placed in such an opening to prevent clogging of the drain.scupperA recess around the filler neck of an aircraft fuel tank meant to collect any spilled fuel during servicing. This fuel is drained to the ground through a drain line rather than flowed into the aircraft structure.scupper Related to scupper: scupper drainSynonyms for scupperverb destroySynonyms- destroy
- ruin
- wreck
- defeat
- overwhelm
- disable
- overthrow
- demolish
- undo
- torpedo
- put paid to
- discomfit
Synonyms for scuppernoun drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboardRelated Wordsverb wait in hiding to attackSynonyms- ambuscade
- ambush
- bushwhack
- lie in wait
- waylay
- lurk
Related Wordsverb put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionSynonymsRelated Words- affect
- bear upon
- impact
- bear on
- touch on
- touch
- compromise
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