scupper

(Inglese)

Noun

1. A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
2. A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Verb

To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈskʌp.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) + -er; or from Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”).

Concetti

ombrinale

annullare

annientare

appostarsi

fogna

tendere un’imboscata a qn

sinonimi

peril

endanger

ambush

lie in wait

lurk

outlet

expose

waylay

defeat

bushwhack

queer

ambuscade

punch

👊

ruin

scuppers

scuttle

sink

splint

spout

stake

submerge

venture

wreck

adventure

osculum

compromise

culvert

demolish

do in

drain

gutter

hazard

jeopardise

jeopardize

outfall

overflow