Definition of doorstop Doorstop
door•stop
We found 8 definitions of doorstop from 5 different sources.
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What does doorstop mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: doorstops |
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| doorstop - a stop that keeps open doors from moving | ||
| doorstopper | ||
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Wiktionary 
- doorstop (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. - doorstop (Noun)
A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door. - doorstop (Noun)
In error for doorstep A thick sandwich. - doorstop (Noun)
An interview with a politician or other public figure apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned, as they enter or leave a building.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- doorstop (n.)
The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.
Wikipedia 
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A doorstop (or door stop or doorstopper) is a tool.
There are two types. One holds a door open (or "stops" it from closing), and the other stops the door from hitting a wall.
Doorstops that keep the door from hitting a wall can be put on the door, or on the wall, or on the floor in front of the wall.
Part of speech
🔤- doorstop, noun, singular of doorstops.
