scupper
scup‧per /ˈskʌpə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
scupper noun [countable]
سوراخ زهکشی دیواره کشتی، مجرای فاضل آب روی عرشه کشتی، مجاری فاضل آب، راه آب، مجرای ناودان، کمین کردن، معماری: دهانه فاضلاب رو، نظامی: پاشوره ناو، علوم دریایی: پاشویه، پاشوره ناو
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Synonyms & Related Wordsscupper(Brit. slang)[verb]Synonyms: destroy, defeat, demolish, put paid to, ruin, torpedo, wreck
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English DictionaryI. scup‧per1 /ˈskʌpə $ -ər/
verb [transitive] British English1. to ruin someone’s plans or chance of being successful – used especially in news reports
Synonym : scuttle American English:
Plans to build a private hospital have been scuppered after a government inquiry.2. to deliberately sink your own ship
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II. scupper2 noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Perhaps from scoop]
a hole in the side of a ship that allows water to flow back into the sea
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