stopper
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/ˈstɔp.ə/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.“Put a stopper in the knot.”
- A bung or cork.“We need a stopper or the boat will sink.”
- Goalkeeper.“He's the number one stopper in the country.”
verb
- To close a container by using a stopper.“He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.”
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