scupper

🇺🇸 /ˈskʌpər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskʌpə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To ruin or prevent something from succeeding.

The sudden rain scuppered our picnic plans.

translation

v. To ruin or prevent something from succeeding.

Word Forms

3rd Present scuppers
Past scuppered
Perfect scuppered
Progressive scuppering