to stopple
- verb
- /ˈstɑːpəl/
- Archaic
:
taponar
- To prevent the wine from spoiling, she decided to stopple the bottle tightly after pouring a glass.
Examples
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He used a cork to stopple the opened bottle of olive oil, ensuring it stayed fresh.
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After finishing the drink, she quickly stoppled the flask to keep it from leaking.
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The more familiar hot-tap and stopple, in which a welded sleeve is attached to the pipe, a hole is drilled through the pipe wall inside this sleeve, and an inflatable plug is inserted in the pipe for isolation, was determined to involve higher complexity and was expected to be more costly as well.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To close something so it is not open
∞
1.0
To shut something so it is not open
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2.5
To close something tightly to stop air or water getting in
24
3.9
Stop people or vehicles from entering a place
15
3.9
Close something tightly so air, water, or flavor cannot escape
9
3.9
To seal something by closing its opening with a stopper made from tree bark
4
3.9
To put a top on something to close and protect it
3
3.7
Close something tightly so nothing can get in or out
1
4.6
Block a hole, pipe, or crack so nothing can pass through
1
4.1
To close a container by putting something in its opening
1
1.9
Close something tightly so nothing can get in or out
To close a container by putting a plug in its opening
To cover a joint or container with material so it does not leak
Antonyms
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Etymology
Stopple as a verb means to close or seal something with a plug, like using a stopper to 'stop' a flow, so to stopple is to put a plug in to keep liquid or air from escaping.