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stop⋅per
[stop-er]
–noun
| 1. | a person or thing that stops. |
| 2. | a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. |
| 3. | Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. |
| 4. | Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. |
| 5. | Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. |
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Stopper
Stop"per\, n. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. 2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. --Totten. 3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. --C. S. Sargent. Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead. Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.Stopper
Stop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.] To close or secure with a stopper.
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Language Translation for : stopper
Spanish:
tapón,
German:
der Stöpsel,
Japanese:
栓
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