stopple
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stop·ple
(stŏp′əl)n.
A stopper; a plug.
tr.v. stop·pled, stop·pling, stop·ples
To close with a stopper or plug.
[Middle English stoppell, from Middle English stoppen, to stop; see stop.]
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stopple
(ˈstɒpəl)n
another word for stopper 1
vb
another word for stopper 4
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stop•ple
(ˈstɒp əl)n., v. -pled, -pling. n.
1. a stopper, esp. for a bottle.
v.t. 2. to close or fit with a stopple.
[1350–1400]
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stopple
Past participle: stoppled
Gerund: stoppling
| Imperative |
|---|
| stopple |
| stopple |
| Present |
|---|
| I stopple |
| you stopple |
| he/she/it stopples |
| we stopple |
| you stopple |
| they stopple |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I stoppled |
| you stoppled |
| he/she/it stoppled |
| we stoppled |
| you stoppled |
| they stoppled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am stoppling |
| you are stoppling |
| he/she/it is stoppling |
| we are stoppling |
| you are stoppling |
| they are stoppling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stoppled |
| you have stoppled |
| he/she/it has stoppled |
| we have stoppled |
| you have stoppled |
| they have stoppled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stoppling |
| you were stoppling |
| he/she/it was stoppling |
| we were stoppling |
| you were stoppling |
| they were stoppling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stoppled |
| you had stoppled |
| he/she/it had stoppled |
| we had stoppled |
| you had stoppled |
| they had stoppled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will stopple |
| you will stopple |
| he/she/it will stopple |
| we will stopple |
| you will stopple |
| they will stopple |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have stoppled |
| you will have stoppled |
| he/she/it will have stoppled |
| we will have stoppled |
| you will have stoppled |
| they will have stoppled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be stoppling |
| you will be stoppling |
| he/she/it will be stoppling |
| we will be stoppling |
| you will be stoppling |
| they will be stoppling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been stoppling |
| you have been stoppling |
| he/she/it has been stoppling |
| we have been stoppling |
| you have been stoppling |
| they have been stoppling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been stoppling |
| you will have been stoppling |
| he/she/it will have been stoppling |
| we will have been stoppling |
| you will have been stoppling |
| they will have been stoppling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been stoppling |
| you had been stoppling |
| he/she/it had been stoppling |
| we had been stoppling |
| you had been stoppling |
| they had been stoppling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would stopple |
| you would stopple |
| he/she/it would stopple |
| we would stopple |
| you would stopple |
| they would stopple |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have stoppled |
| you would have stoppled |
| he/she/it would have stoppled |
| we would have stoppled |
| you would have stoppled |
| they would have stoppled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly]stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
blockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, block, stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
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)
tampon - plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
Verb 1. stopple - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
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