scupper

n.

1. Nautical. An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off.
2. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building.

[Middle English scoper- (in scopernail, nail for attaching scupper-leathers to a ship), probably from scopen, to scoop, from scope, a scoop. See scoop.]

scup·per² (skŭp'ər)
tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.

1. Chiefly British. To overwhelm or massacre.
2. To ruin or destroy: "The world oil glut combined with disastrous federal energy policies to scupper Alberta's economy" (Christian Science Monitor).

[Perhaps from SCUPPER¹.]

n. (usually scuppers) a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. An opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
2. A device placed in such an opening to prevent clogging of the drain.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - spygat

2.
v. tr. - sænke

Nederlands (Dutch)
spuigat, tot zinken brengen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Naut) dalot

2.
v. tr. - (GB, Naut) saborder, (GB) faire capoter

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (Naut.) Speigatt

2.
v. - versenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) μπούνια σκάφους
v. - βυθίζω (πλοίο), ματαιώνω (σχέδιο), σκοτώνω

Italiano (Italian)
grondaia, ombrinale, autoaffondare, tendere un agguato, mettere nei guai, attaccare di sorpresa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - embornal (m) (Náut.)
v. - surpreender

Русский (Russian)
шпигат, желоб для стока воды, потопить судно, напасть врасплох и перебить, погубить

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - imbornal

2.
v. tr. - hundir (un barco o su tripulación) deliberadamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spygatt
v. - sänka, torpedera, stjälpa, kullkasta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 排水口, 排水管

2. 杀伤, 死, 使船沉没

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 排水口, 排水管

2.
v. tr. - 殺傷, 死, 使船沈沒

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (갑판의) 배수구, 물 빼는 구멍, (한길에서 손님을 끄는) 매춘부

2.
v. tr. - (기습하여) 망쳐놓다, (배 등을) 가라 앉히다, 위험한 상태에 빠뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 排水孔, 排水口, 水落とし

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بالوعه ألسفينه (فعل) تغلب على, أجهز على, قضى على, أفسد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתח בדופן אוניה לריקון המים מהסיפון‬
v. tr. - ‮הטביע ספינה, הרס, חיסל, הרג‬

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