scupper

Plural: scuppers

Noun

• drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
• A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
• A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Verb

Verb Forms: scuppered, scuppering, scuppers

• To ambush, sink, or cause to fail; to destroy.
• wait in hiding to attack
• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
• To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

Examples

• His strategic blocking move was designed to SCUPPER his opponent’s chances of a high score.
• The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.

Synonyms

ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, endanger, expose, lie in wait, lurk, peril, queer, waylay

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