scupper (n.)

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

    scupper (v.)

  1. wait in hiding to attack

    [ Syn: ambush , bushwhack , waylay , lurk , ambuscade , lie in wait ]

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

    [ Syn: queer , expose , endanger , peril ]

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