scupper

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
• Hypernyms:
drain, drainpipe, waste pipe

II - verb

1. wait in hiding to attack
• Syn:
ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
• Derivationally related forms:
ambuscade (for: ambuscade), lurker (for: lurk), bushwhacker (for: bushwhack), ambush (for: ambush), ambusher (for: ambush)
• Hypernyms:
wait
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
• Syn:
queer, expose, endanger, peril
• Derivationally related forms:
peril (for: peril), exposure (for: expose)
• Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Hyponyms:
compromise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  queer, expose, endanger, peril, ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait