stopper

Definitions


[ˈstɒpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container

- a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing
(e.g: a crime-stopper)


Phrases:
- put a stopper on

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[ˈstɒpə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container)
(e.g: stopper the jug with a cork)


Phrases:
- put a stopper on

Origin:




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