Definition of stopple Stopple
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What does stopple mean?
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| stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | ||
| plug, stopper | ||
| blockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, stop, block the act of blocking | ||
| bung, spile a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | ||
| bottle cork, cork the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) | ||
| drainplug a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin | ||
| earplug a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise | ||
| fipple a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) | ||
| tampion, tompion plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture | ||
| tampon plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | ||
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| stopple - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" | ||
| stopper | ||
| stop up, plug, secure insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stopple (v. t.)
That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple. - stopple (v. t.)
To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stopple
stop′l, n. that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a cork or plug.—v.t. to close with a stopple
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