stopper
Meaning
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- Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
- A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
- A bung or cork.
- (slang) Goalkeeper.
- (slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
- A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
- A short rope for making something fast.
- A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
Synonyms
conversation stopper
cork up
holding-down latch
hold down plate
arresting gear
gate plug
brakestaff
blanking-off plug
bottle cork
limiting member
dam, fence, barrier
wicket-keeper
brake staff
arrester gear
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɒp.ə/
Etymology
From stop + -er.
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stop
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- To cease moving.
- Not to continue.
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
- To cause (something) to come to an end.
- To end someone else's activity.
- To close or block an opening.
- To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
- (obsolete) To punctuate.
- To make fast; to stopper.
- To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
- To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
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