stopper

stopper
I. noun Date: 15th century 1. one that brings to a halt or causes to stop operating or functioning ; check: as a. a playing card that will stop the running of a suit b. a baseball pitcher depended on to win important games or to stop a losing streak; also an effective relief pitcher 2. one that closes, shuts, or fills up; specifically something (as a bung or cork) used to plug an opening II. transitive verb (stoppered; stoppering) Date: circa 1769 to close or secure with or as if with a stopper <
stopper the bottle
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  • Stopper — Stop per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoppering}.] To close or secure with a stopper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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