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scupper

British pronunciation/skˈʌpɐ/
American pronunciation/ˈskəpɝ/
Scupper
[NOUN]
1

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

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to scupper
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail

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2

wait in hiding to attack

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Examples
1. In one fell swoop, they totally scuppered the work of future Stonehenge archeologists.
2. I'm scuppered.
3. It scuppered me right up.
4. - Oh, I'm scuppered.
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