verstopfen
Meaning
- (transitive,weak) to plug; to clog
- (intransitive,weak) to become clogged; to clog up
- (reflexive,weak) to become clogged; to clog up
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ver‧stop‧fen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fərˈʃtɔpfən/
Etymology
From Middle High German verstophen, from Old High German firstopfōn, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]; equivalent to ver- + stopfen. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen, English forstop.
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