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Definitions for Scupper
[1] 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.
[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 rain water.
[4] Military . to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.
[5] Informal . to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck.
[6] nautical a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
[7] an opening in the side of a building for draining off water
[8] a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system
[9] slang to overwhelm, ruin, or disable
[10] to sink (one's ship) deliberately
Words nearby Scupper
scungy, scunner, scunnered, scunthorpe, scup, scupper, scuppernong, scur, scurf, scurfy, scurrile
Origin of Scupper
2First recorded in 1880–85; origin uncertain
Word origin for Scupper
C19: of unknown origin