Scupper - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskʌpər|
Brit.
|ˈskʌpə|
noun
- drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
verb
- wait in hiding to attack (syn: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lurk, waylay)
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (syn: endanger, expose, peril, queer)
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (syn: endanger, expose, peril, queer)
Extra examples
The recent terrorist attacks have scuppered any chance of a peace settlement.
The captain decided to scupper the ship.
Plans to build a private hospital have been scuppered after a government inquiry.
The latest information could scupper the peace talks.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: scupper
he/she/it: scuppers
present participle: scuppering
past tense: scuppered
past participle: scuppered
I/you/we/they: scupper
he/she/it: scuppers
present participle: scuppering
past tense: scuppered
past participle: scuppered
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