stopper

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone or something that stops something.
2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
3. A bung or cork.
4. (informal) Goalkeeper.
5. (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.
6. A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
7. Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
8. A short rope for making something fast.
9. A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.

Verb

To close a container by using a stopper.

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stop

• Verb
• Noun
• Punct
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

plug

cork

lid

cap

stopple

stop

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bung

cover

stop up

stuff

clog

block

tap

choke

congest

fill

spigot

tamp

showstopper

conversation stopper

show-stopper

seal

🦭

obstruction

cork up

tampon

defender

detent

dog

🐕

drag

holding-down latch

fit

halt

holdback

ictus

jam

land up

blocker

limiter

lug

obstacle

obstruct

obturator

occlude

peg

pledget

blockade

scene

screen

seizure

shut

Translations

bouchon

Stöpsel

tappo

tapón

stop

turacciolo

prop

Pfropfen

stekker

tap

stopmiddel

plug

pfropfen

Stopfen

Korken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɒp.ə/

Etymology

From stop + -er.