Stopper
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English
Noun
Stopper (plural Stoppers)- 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.
- A bung or cork
- We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
- (slang, soccer) goalkeeper
- (finance, 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.
- (rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
Synonyms
- (rail transport): local
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
Stopper (third-person singular simple present Stoppers, present participle Stoppering, simple past and past participle Stoppered)
- To close by using a stopper
Verbs for Stopper
employ—; fasten—; perforate—; ram in—; stave in—; tamp—; valve—; —checks; — chokes; —corks; —dams; —gags; —insures; —obstructs; —plugs; —restrains; —seals; —stems.
Thesaurus
bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, bonnet, bung, cap, caulk, ceil, check valve, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clincher, clog, clog up, close, cock, coif, congest, constipate, cork, cover, crown, crusher, dam, dam up, death stroke, deathblow, dome, end-all, ender, faucet, fill, fill up, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, foul, hat, hood, jam, kayo, kayo punch, knockout, knockout blow, last dab, lid, obstipate, obstruct, occlude, operculum, pack, peg, pin, plug, plug up, quietus, roof, roof in, sea cock, settler, sockdolager, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stanch, stay, stench, stop, stop up, stopgap, stopple, stuff, stuff up, tap, tip, top, valve
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)
