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scup·per ¹  (skpr)

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.

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[Middle English scoper- (in scopernail, nail for attaching scupper-leathers to a ship), probably from scopen, to scoop, from scope, a scoop; see scoop.]

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scup·per ²  (skpr)

tr.v. scup·pered, scup·per·ing, scup·pers

1. Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre.

2. To ruin or destroy: "The world oil glut combined with disastrous federal energy policies to scupper Alberta's economy" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Perhaps from scupper.]

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scupper ¹

Noun

Naut a drain or spout in a ship's side allowing water on the deck to flow overboard [origin unknown]

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scupper ²

Verb

1. Brit & NZ slang to defeat or ruin: a deliberate attempt to scupper the peace talks

2. to sink (one's ship) deliberately [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scupper - drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard drainpipe, 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, lurk wait - 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 position endanger, peril, queer, expose affect, 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"

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scupper

verb Brit. (slang) destroy, ruin, wreck, defeat, overwhelm, disable, overthrow, demolish, undo, torpedo, put paid to, discomfit

Translations

scupper [ˈskʌpəʳ] vt (BRIT) [+ boat]; hundir: (fig) [+ plans etc]; acabar con

scupper [ˈskʌpəʳ] vt (Brit) → saborder

scupper [ˈskʌpəʳ] (Brit) (inf) vt (plan, idea) → zerschlagen

scupper [ˈskʌpəʳ] vt (BRIT) → autoaffondare;

(fig) → far naufragare