stopper

noun

  1. 1

    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

  2. 2

    (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

    if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump

  3. 3

    a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

  4. 4

    an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

verb

  1. 1

    close or secure with or as if with a stopper

    She stoppered the wine bottle

    The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers

Synonyms

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