stopper
IPA: stˈɑpɝ
noun
- A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
- A bung or cork.
- (slang, soccer) Goalkeeper.
- (finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
- (rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- (botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
- (nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
- A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
verb
- To close a container by using a stopper.
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Examples of "stopper" in Sentences
- Again, not a show stopper for me.
- It probably is not a show stopper.
- Second, don't be a sudden stopper.
- Coords should not be a production stopper.
- A closure or stopper for cans and the like.
- The grammatical problems are a show stopper.
- The opening is sealed with a pierceable stopper.
- The tube is then stoppered and vigorously shaken.
- Unlike a small carafe, a cruet has a stopper or lid.
- Once the stopper is removed, the same stopper cannot be put back again.