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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 |
| Preterite |
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| I scuppered | | you scuppered | | he/she/it scuppered | | we scuppered | | you scuppered | | they scuppered |
| Present Continuous |
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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 |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was scuppering | | you were scuppering | | he/she/it was scuppering | | we were scuppering | | you were scuppering | | they were scuppering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had scuppered | | you had scuppered | | he/she/it had scuppered | | we had scuppered | | you had scuppered | | they had scuppered |
| Future |
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| I will scupper | | you will scupper | | he/she/it will scupper | | we will scupper | | you will scupper | | they will scupper |
| Future Perfect |
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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 |
| Future Continuous |
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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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Conditional |
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| I would scupper | | you would scupper | | he/she/it would scupper | | we would scupper | | you would scupper | | they would scupper |
| Past Conditional |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 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.scupper A 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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