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   stopper

   /ˈstɒpə/

   noun

   • 1. a plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container.
   • 2. a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing: "a crime-stopper"
   • ▪ (in soccer and other sports) a player whose function is to block attacks on goal from the middle of the field.
   • ▪ a starting pitcher depended on to win a game or reverse a losing streak, or a relief pitcher who prevents the opposing team from scoring highly.
   • ▪ (in sailing or climbing) a rope or clamp for preventing a rope or cable from being run out.
   • ▪ another term for control

   verb

   • 1. use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container): "stopper the jug with a cork"

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   What is a stopper noun?

   • Definition of stopper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an object that fits into the top of a bottle to close it He pulled out the stopper and took a long drink of water. Want to learn more? Definition of stopper noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does 'stopper' mean?

   • Stopper is a term that can refer to: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit or an agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something. It can also be a type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.

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   What is a pipe stopper?

   • Pipe stoppers are a form of low differential pressure sealing plug that can be inserted into the open end of a cut pipe. They usually comprise a circular rubber or neoprene sealing element which is compressed between metal plates to form a seal and with the facility to vent or purge through a central port.

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   What does stop mean in English?

   • 1. to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc. He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.

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   What is a stopper in a jar?

   • A stopper is a piece of glass, plastic, or cork that fits into the top of a bottle or jar to close it. The medicine is stored in a glass jar closed with a glass stopper. The vials of vaccine are closed with rubber stoppers. A stopper is a piece of glass, plastic, or cork that fits into the top of a bottle or jar to close it.

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   What is a cork stopper?

   • A stopper is a piece of glass, plastic, or cork that fits into the top of a bottle or jar to close it. ...a bottle of colourless liquid sealed with a cork stopper. 2. See also showstopper Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Also: stopple (ˈstɒpəl ) 2. 4. Also: stopple (transitive)

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   A stopper is a device, a person, or a thing that stops or prevents something. It can also be a card in bridge, a plug in a bottle, or a goalie in soccer. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of stopper.

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     It ensures a second closure integrity at the stopper surface...

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of stopper, a word that can refer to something that stops or closes something else. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related phrases of stopper.

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   noun. 1. Also: stopple (ˈstɒpəl) a plug or bung for closing a bottle, pipe, duct, etc. 2. a person or thing that stops or puts an end to something. 3. bridge another name for stop (sense 39) verb. 4.

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   A stopper is plug or a cork — it's designed to block the opening of a container by fitting partially inside it. The rubber plug you use to keep your bath water from going down the drain is a type of stopper.

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