estop

Meaning

1. To impede or bar by estoppel.
2. To stop up, to plug

Synonyms

stop

🛑

prevent

cease

choke off

defend

foreclose

forestall

hamper

hinder

obviate

preclude

preempt

pre-empt

bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈstɒp/

Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally derived from the rare Late Middle English estoppen (“to prevent conception”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō. However, the modern senses appear rather to align more with the much commoner Middle English istoppen (“to block, obstruct, stop up, clog”), from Middle English i- (perfective prefix) + stoppen (“to block, stop”). More at stop.