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   scupper

   /ˈskʌpə/

   noun

   • 1. a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.
   • ▪ an outlet in the side of a building for draining water.

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French escopir ‘to spit’; compare with German Speigatt, literally ‘spit hole’.

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   What does scuppered mean?

   • any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rainwater. The snowstorm scuppered our plans for the evening. British. to sink (a vessel) deliberately; scuttle. slang. That action has scuppered some of the IAB-backed group’s plans. Discussions to make testing free were scuppered in order to push people to book vaccines.

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   What is a synonym for scupper?

   • scupper something to cause somebody/something to fail synonym foil The residents' protests scuppered his plans for developing the land. Their chances of winning were scuppered by injury. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What does scupper that mean?

   • A pirate known for his extremely violent and brutal nature. Openings along the edges of a ship's deck that allow water on deck to drain back to the sea rather than collecting in the bilge. "Scupper that!" is an expression of anger or derision meaning "Throw that overboard!" (1) A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C often affecting sailors.

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   Where did the word scupper come from?

   • All efforts to figure out where this verb came from have been defeated, including attempts to connect it to the noun scupper, a 500-year-old word for a drain opening in the side of a ship.

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   Jul 8, 2012 · Scupper can be a noun for an opening in a ship or a building, or a verb for defeating or ending something. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of scupper from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Scupper can mean to sink your own ship on purpose or to cause something to fail. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

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   Scupper definition: a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.. See examples of SCUPPER used in a sentence.

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   Scupper can be a noun meaning a drain or an opening for water, or a verb meaning to ruin or sink something. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of scupper with Collins English Dictionary.

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   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.

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   Scupper can mean to sink your own ship on purpose or to cause something to fail. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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    Definition of scupper verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.