ALL meanings of scupper
scup·per
S s - transitive verb scupper wreck, ruin 1
- transitive verb scupper ship: sink deliberately 1
- noun scupper Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges. Compare freeing port. 1
- noun scupper 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. 1
- noun scupper any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rain water. 1
- verb with object scupper Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre. 1
- verb with object scupper Informal. to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck. 1
- verb scupper to overwhelm, ruin, or disable 0
- verb scupper to sink (one's ship) deliberately 0
- noun scupper an opening in a ship's side to allow water to run off the deck 0
- noun scupper a similar outlet in a building, as for water to run off from a floor or roof 0
- verb transitive scupper to wreck; ruin 0
- verb scupper To scupper a plan or attempt means to spoil it completely. 0
- noun scupper a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard 0
- noun scupper an opening in the side of a building for draining off water 0
- noun scupper a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system 0