- a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
- a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior.
- any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rainwater.
- to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck: The snowstorm scuppered our plans for the evening.
- to sink (a vessel) deliberately; scuttle.
- a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- an opening in the side of a building for draining off water
- a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system
- to overwhelm, ruin, or disable
- to sink (one's ship) deliberately
