STOPPER
/ΛstΙp.Ι/
11
Scrabble
13
WWF
S(1) T(1) O(1) P(3) P(3) E(1) R(1)
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Definition
/ΛstΙp.Ι/
noun
- Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
- A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.“Put a stopper in the knot.”
- A bung or cork.“We need a stopper or the boat will sink.”
- Goalkeeper.“He's the number one stopper in the country.”
- 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.”
verb
- To close a container by using a stopper.“He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: STOPPER-S
