Sekirov Dictionary

stopper

UK /ˈstɒp.ə/US /ˈstɑ.pɚ/

noun 9
verb 1
forms 3

noun9

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Someone or something that stops something.
- Often, in our conversations we encourage people to talk, or we manage to stop them. This can happen without our even thinking about it. Following is a list of conversation starters and stoppers. — 2000
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A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
- Put a stopper in the knot.
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A bung or cork.
- We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
A short rope for making something fast.
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(informal) Goalkeeper.
- He's the number one stopper in the country.
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A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- Changing times at Barnham on December 8 2022. Southern 313211 is an all-stations stopper. — 2023
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Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
- Red Stopper. Leaves ovate-oblong, contracted at the apex into long points, coriaceous. Eugenia Garber — 1890
A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
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(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.
- Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.

verb1

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To close a container by using a stopper.
- He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.
- The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".

forms

stoppered · stoppering · stoppers

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