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put a stopper to

put a stopper to is the alternative form of put a stop to.

Meaning of put a stop to

Verb

put a stop to (third-person singular simple present puts a stop to, present participle putting a stop to, simple past and past participle put a stop to)

  1. (idiomatic) To terminate or abolish something.

Forms of put a stopper to

third-person singular presentputs a stopper to
present participleputting a stopper to
past participleput a stopper to
pastput a stopper to

Questions about put a stopper to

What is put a stopper to the alternative form of?
Put a stopper to is the alternative form of put a stop to.

Words near put a stopper to in the dictionary

  1. put a slight upon
  2. put a sock in it
  3. put a spanner in the works
  4. put a spoke in someone's wheel
  5. put a stop to
  6. put a stopper to
  7. put about
  8. put across
  9. put ahead
  10. put all one's eggs in one basket
  11. put an egg in one's shoe and beat it

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