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Scupper
01
drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
scuppers
to scupper
01
to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail
Dialect
British
BritishGrammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scupper
3rd person singular
scuppers
Present participle
scuppering
Past simple
scuppered
Past participle
scuppered
Examples
The unexpected delay scuppered our plans for the big presentation.
02
wait in hiding to attack
