SCUPPER

scupper

Noun

  1. A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
  2. A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Verb

  1. Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare .
    The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.


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