noun
Meaning 1
A plug; a stopper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stopple
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈstɒpəl/
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rhymes with -ɒpəl
noun
Meaning 2
A projection or lid in a pollen grain that falls away to allow the passage of the pollen tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To plug; to stop up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: estop, stanch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plug, stopper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
Narrower terms: bung, spile, cork, bottle cork, drainplug, earplug, fipple, tampion, tompion, tampon, tap, spigot
verb
Meaning 5
close or secure with or as if with a stopper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She stoppered the wine bottle
- The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stopper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plug, stop up, secure
History
Etymology
From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.