scupper
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scup·per 1
(skŭp′ər)n.
1. Nautical An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off.
2. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building.
[Middle English scoper- (in scopernail, nail for attaching leather under a scupper to prevent dirty water from soiling the hull), probably from scopen, to scoop, from scope, a scoop; see scoop.]
scup·per 2
(skŭp′ər)tr.v. scup·pered, scup·per·ing, scup·pers
1. To sink (a ship) deliberately; scuttle.
2. To thwart or ruin: scupper a business deal.
3. Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre.
[Originally British military slang, to massacre, of unknown origin (probably later influenced by scuttle).]
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scupper
(ˈskʌpə)n
1. (Nautical Terms) nautical a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
2. (Building) an opening in the side of a building for draining off water
3. (Building) a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system
[C15 skopper, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to scoop]
scupper
(ˈskʌpə)vb (tr)
1. slang to overwhelm, ruin, or disable
2. (Nautical Terms) to sink (one's ship) deliberately
[C19: of unknown origin]
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scup•per
(ˈskʌp ər)n.
1. an opening at the edge of a ship's deck that allows accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
2. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior.
3. any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rainwater.
[1475–85; earlier skoper]
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scupper
Past participle: scuppered
Gerund: scuppering
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Noun | 1. | scupper - drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard |
Verb | 1. | scupper - wait in hiding to attack wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
2. | scupper - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" |
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scupper
verb (Brit. slang) destroy, ruin, wreck, defeat, overwhelm, disable, overthrow, demolish, undo, torpedo, put paid to, discomfit The entire deal will be scuppered.
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Translations
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scupper
[ˈskʌpəʳ]A. N (Naut) → imbornal m
B. VT
1. (Naut) → abrir los imbornales de, barrenar
2. (Brit) [+ plan] → echar por tierra
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scupper
[ˈskʌpər] vt (British) (= cause to fail) [+ plans, talks] → faire capoter; [+ hopes, chance] → anéantir
(= scuttle) [+ boat, ship] → saborder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scupper
n → Speigatt nt
vt
(Naut) → versenken
(Brit inf: = ruin) → zerschlagen; if he finds out, we’ll be scuppered → wenn er das erfährt, sind wir erledigt (inf)
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