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STOPPLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

Synonyms:

plug; stopper; stopple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stopple" is a kind of...):

block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stopple"):

bung; spile (a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask)

bottle cork; cork (the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))

drainplug (a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin)

earplug (a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise)

fipple (a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder))

tampion; tompion (plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture)

tampon (plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood))

spigot; tap (a plug for a bunghole in a cask)

Derivation:

stopple (close or secure with or as if with a stopper)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Close or secure with or as if with a stopper

Example:

The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers

Synonyms:

stopper; stopple

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stopple" is one way to...):

plug; secure; stop up (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stopple (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)

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