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Word | Scupper |
wait in hiding to attack / drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard / An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard / a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck., | |
Usage | ⇒ The project was scuppered by lack of money ⇒ Nylon panels on the sides of the Geckos eject water like scuppers on a tramp steamer - hop out of the river, take five steps, and the bilges are dry. |
Synonyms | endanger, expose, ambush, bushwhack, lurk, peril, queer, ambuscade, waylay, drain, gutter, kennel, aorta, artery, channel, conduit, cross, debunk, dike, gargoyle, |
Antonyms | camouflage, coat, ensconce, envelop, guard, shelter, shield, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap, |
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