scupper
noun
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.
scuppered
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past participleof scupper.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scupper.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scuppernouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Their operation was planned to start on Sunday but has been scuppered by low visibility, Koga said, adding that their water-bombing operation eventually started on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The goalkeeper had attracted interest from Juventus earlier in the window, with a finger injury understood to have scuppered a move.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Until recently, the Scottish government would refuse to hand over public money to support munitions manufacture, prompting a warning that plans for a specialist submarine welding centre on the Clyde might be scuppered.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the Western Avenue part of the project was scuppered in 1985, when an underground methane gas explosion at a Ross Dress for Less store in Fairfax raised concerns about tunnel safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
"Blacker thinks we ought to have temporised, and that we shall get scuppered," said Luttrell.
From The Summons by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
