Scuppers

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

2.nounA similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

3.verbThwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.

"The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected."

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