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stop·per
(stŏp′ər)n.
1. A device, such as a cork or plug, that is inserted to close an opening.
2. One that causes something to stop: a conversation stopper.
3. Games A card or cards enabling one to prevent one's opponents from winning all the tricks in a particular suit in a hand of bridge.
4. Baseball A relief pitcher, especially one called upon to protect a lead.
5. Sports
a. A player who excels on defense, as in basketball.
b. In soccer, a defensive player who plays behind the center midfielder and often guards the opponent's best forward. Also called center back.
c. A goalie.
tr.v. stop·pered, stop·per·ing, stop·pers
To close with or as if with a stopper.
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stopper
(ˈstɒpə)n
1. Also: stopple a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc
2. a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something
3. (Bridge) bridge another name for stop39
vb
(tr) Also: stopple to close or fit with a stopper
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stop•per
(ˈstɒp ər)n.
1. a person or thing that stops.
2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, etc.
v.t. 3. to close or secure with a stopper.
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Past participle: stoppered
Gerund: stoppering
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One of two centerbacks.
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Noun | 1. | stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down |
2. | stopper - a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply | |
3. | stopper - (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | |
4. | stopper - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly blockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, block, stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" bottle cork, cork - the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) drainplug - a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin earplug - a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise fipple - a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) tampon - plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | |
Verb | 1. | stopper - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" |
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Translations
سِدادَه
zátka
prop
tappi, lok
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stopper
[ˈstɒpər] n [bottle, jar] → bouchon mstop press n (British) (= late news) → nouvelles fpl de dernière minutestop sign n → stop mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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stop
(stop) – past tense, past participle stopped – verb1. to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc. He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.
2. to prevent from doing something. We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.
3. to discontinue or cease eg doing something. That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.
4. to block or close. He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.
5. to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.
6. to stay. Will you be stopping long at the hotel?
noun1. an act of stopping or state of being stopped. We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.
2. a place for eg a bus to stop. a bus stop.
3. in punctuation, a full stop. Put a stop at the end of the sentence.
4. a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.
5. a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position. a door-stop.
ˈstoppage (-pidʒ) noun (an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped. The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages.
ˈstopper noun an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it.
ˈstopping noun a filling in a tooth. One of my stoppings has come out.
ˈstopcock noun a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.
ˈstopgap noun a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency. He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective) stopgap arrangements.
ˈstopwatch noun a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc.
put a stop to to prevent from continuing. We must put a stop to this waste.
stop at nothing to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something. He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants.
stop dead to stop completely. I stopped dead when I saw him.
stop off to make a halt on a journey etc. We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle.
stop over to make a stay of a night or more: We're planning to stop over in Amsterdam ( noun ˈstop-over) stop up
to block. Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up.
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