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scupper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | drainpipe, waste pipe, drain |
Examples of scupper
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Failing that, they want to scupper the legislation by voting against it in 2012.
From the guardian.co.uk
Exactly how far they will go to scupper the proposals is unclear as yet, though.
From the independent.co.uk
If any documents are unsigned or outstanding, it could scupper your application.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Wills probably reckons he can scupper me for the picture deal with OK or Hello.
From the expressandstar.com
Oxfam accuses the EU of delaying tactics which threaten to scupper the Doha round.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There are plenty of potential problems that could scupper the merger, though.
From the businessweek.com
This link gives lawmakers every incentive to scupper the president's agenda.
From the economist.com
If successful, then it would scupper hopes of building a new stadium at Ashton Vale.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
But yes, it's not good that a small group of MPs can scupper a private members bill.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- Ambush: wait in hiding to attack
- Queer: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- A scupper is an opening in the side walls of an open-air structure, for purposes of draining water. They are usually placed at or near ground level, and allow rain or liquids to flow off of the side of the open-air structure, instead of pooling within the walls.
- A drainage hole on the deck of a ship; A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof; Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle
- (Scuppered) Naval Naval slang for Killed. In the days of sail, if a man on deck was washed into the lee scuppers by a heavy sea he was almost certain to sustain at least serious injury.
- (Scuppers) An opening on the side rail that allows water to run off the deck.
- (scuppers) Gravity fed drain in a boat to allow water to drain out and overboard.
- (Scuppers) Originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained through freeing ports, which were openings in the bulwarks.
