stopple

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  2. verb close or secure with or as if with a stopper

Etymology

From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.

In classic literature

Synonyms

plug, stopper

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