| doorstop (def. 2). |
[dawr-stop, dohr-] 
| 1. | a device for holding a door open, as a wedge or small weight. |
| 2. | Also called slamming stile, stop. (in a doorframe) a strip or projecting surface against which the door closes. |
| 3. | a device for preventing a door from striking a wall or an object on a wall, as a small rubber-covered projection. |
