scuppers

Noun

• drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
• plural of scupper

Verb

• wait in hiding to attack
• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
• third-person singular simple present indicative of scupper

Synonyms

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