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Definition of Doorstop
1. Noun. A stop that keeps open doors from moving.
Definition of Doorstop
1. n. The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.
Definition of Doorstop
1. Noun. Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall. ¹
2. Noun. (jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door. ¹
3. Noun. (British) (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich. ¹
4. Noun. (Australia) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doorstop
1. an object used for holding a door open [n -S]
Medical Definition of Doorstop
1. The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorstop
Literary usage of Doorstop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The High Performance Toolbox: Succeeding With Performance Tasks, Projects by Spence Rogers, Shari Graham (1998)
"To make this doorstop, cut a narrow piece of foam board [about l/2 inch (1.3 cm)
... Paint the doorstop the same color as the frame so it's unobtrusive. ..."
2. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1919)
"... doorstop and Coat Hook A homemade device which is used as a combined doorstop
and coat hook, singly or in series, is practical where space is limited ..."
3. Ancient Athenian Building Methods by John McK. Camp (1984)
"53- Threshold block, showing doorstop as well as cuttings at edges for pivots
and at center for a lock. Roman villa, southwest of the Agora. ..."
4. Deck the Stage! by Lindsay Price, Price, Lindsay, 1969- (2001)
"He speaks through all of the above action. BEN: ...and every year my Aunt Freida
makes this fruitcake. This thing, you could use it as a doorstop. ..."
5. Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housingby David E. Jacobs by David E. Jacobs (1996)
"For doors, remove doorstop and dispose of properly. ... Reinstall door and install
new doorstop. 4. For stairs, install a hard, cleanable covering on treads ..."
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