SCUPPER


Meaning of SCUPPER in English

/ ˈskʌpə(r); NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( BrE , informal ) to cause sb/sth to fail

SYN foil :

The residents' protests scuppered his plans for developing the land.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent. (as military slang in the sense kill, especially in an ambush ): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.