scupper

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

dalot

ombrinale

gouttière

embornal

Speigatt

comprometer

comploter

exposer

alcantarilla

estar amagat

Entwässerungsgraben

amagar-se

Traufe

unterirdischer Kanal

exposar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskʌp.ə/

Etymology

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