How to pronounce“scupper”in English
verbjurists who vet legislation. If that if that is going to go through, could that
scupper any hopes of talks further talks between the US and Iran? Donald Trump said yesterday that they were going to meet again next week. But if the if Iran
is going to pull out of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, what incentive is there for any more talks on the nuclear program?
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Definitions of “scupper”
A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
“I have said that our roof was decidedly Biblical in style; but to make it a dry one, something of a nautical character was added to its architecture, for on either side were scuppers, and it was slightly arched in the centre[.]”
To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
“The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.”
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