scupper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskʌp.ə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskʌp.ɚ/

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Noun

Singular scupper

Plural scuppers

1. (countable) (nautical) A scupper is a drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
2. (countable) (architecture) A scupper is an opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Verb

Plain form scupper

Third-person singular scuppers

Past tense scuppered

Past participle scuppered

Present participle scuppering

1. (transitive) If you scupper something, you prevent it from happening or succeeding.
   • Synonym: thwart