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Definition of Stopple
1. Verb. Close or secure with or as if with a stopper. "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
2. Noun. Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.
Exact synonyms: Plug, Stopper
Generic synonyms: Block, Blockage, Closure, Occlusion, Stop, Stoppage
Specialized synonyms: Bung, Spile, Bottle Cork, Cork, Drainplug, Earplug, Fipple, Tampion, Tompion, Tampon, Spigot, Tap
Derivative terms: Plug, Stop, Stopper
Generic synonyms: Block, Blockage, Closure, Occlusion, Stop, Stoppage
Specialized synonyms: Bung, Spile, Bottle Cork, Cork, Drainplug, Earplug, Fipple, Tampion, Tompion, Tampon, Spigot, Tap
Derivative terms: Plug, Stop, Stopper
Definition of Stopple
1. n. That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
2. v. t. To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple.
Definition of Stopple
1. Noun. a plug, a stopper ¹
2. Verb. to plug, to stop up ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stopple
1. to stopper [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] - See also: stopper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stopple
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