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forstop

/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/

forstop verb: to stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

Verb

forstop (third-person singular simple present forstops, present participle forstopping, simple past and past participle forstopped or forstopt)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

Forms of forstop

third-person singular presentforstops
present participleforstopping
past participleforstopped
pastforstopped
past participleforstopt
pastforstopt

Origin of forstop

From Middle English forstoppen, from Old English forstoppian (“to stop up, close”), equivalent to for- + stop. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen (“to clog, obstruct, conceal”), German verstopfen (“to block, clog, plug, stop up”), Swedish förstoppa (“to constipate”).

Questions about forstop

What does forstop mean?
Forstop means to stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).
What part of speech is forstop?
Forstop is a verb.
How do you pronounce forstop?
Forstop is pronounced /fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/.
What is the past tense of forstop?
The past tense of forstop is forstopped.

Words near forstop in the dictionary

  1. Forstner bits
  2. Forstners
  3. forstole
  4. forstolen
  5. forstood
  6. forstop
  7. forstopped
  8. forstopping
  9. forstops
  10. forstopt
  11. forstorite

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