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Meaning of stopper

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stopper

Pronunciation:/ˈstɔp.ə//ˈstɒp.ə//ˈstɑ.pɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.

  2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.

    Example: Put a stopper in the knot.

  3. A bung or cork.

    Example: We need a stopper or the boat will sink.

  4. Goalkeeper.

    Example: He's the number one stopper in the country.

verb

Definitions

  1. To close a container by using a stopper.

    Example: He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.