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scupper

/'sk/@/p/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also <i>scupper hole</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. wait in hiding to attack

    verb.competition

    Synonyms ambuscade ambush bushwhack lie in wait lurk waylay

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

    verb.communication

    Synonyms endanger expose peril queer

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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