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Stopper

ˈstɒpə

Stopper definitions
noun
stopper stoppers
  1. a plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container
  2. a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing

    "a crime-stopper"

    • (in soccer and other sports) a player whose function is to block attacks on goal from the middle of the field
    • a starting pitcher depended on to win a game or reverse a losing streak, or a relief pitcher who prevents the opposing team from scoring highly
    • (in sailing or climbing) a rope or clamp for preventing a rope or cable from being run out
verb
stopper stoppered stoppering stoppers
  1. use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container)

    "stopper the jug with a cork"

    stop up seal up make airtight make watertight close shut cork stopper stop plug block block up bung up clog clog up choke occlude fill