STOPPER

stopper

Noun

  1. Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
  2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
    Put a stopper in the knot.
  3. A bung or cork
    We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
  4. goalkeeper
    He's the number one stopper in the country.
  5. 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.
    Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
  6. A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
  7. Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
    the red stopper

Verb

  1. To close a container by using a stopper.
    He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.
    The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".


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