Definition of "scuppered" [scuppered]

• Simple past tense and past participle of scupper. (verb)

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• "African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party, which he said "scuppered" the government's bold bid and had neutralised"
• "One because it recalls distant days when the Fifa general secretary praised English footballing philosophy, rather than being the man widely regarded as heading a corrupt organisation that scuppered England's chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup."
• "The sudden scrapping of the Audit Commission last summer was rushed and could have scuppered meaningful reforms of local authority auditing, according to a report by the Commons local government select committee."