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How to use stopper in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Stopper means someone or something that stops something. Example: “Put a stopper in the knot.”

Examples of stopper by meaning

nounSomeone or something that stops something.

  • I hope to live to see the day when women are no longer allowed.” “That would rather put a stopper on keeping the human race going, wouldn't it?” “Well, who wants to keep the human race going?”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX
  • Following is a list of conversation starters and stoppers.2000, Carole B. Cox, Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, page 28

nounA type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.

  • Put a stopper in the knot.

nounA bung or cork.

  • We need a stopper or the boat will sink.

nounGoalkeeper.

  • He's the number one stopper in the country.
  • And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC

nounIn the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they...

  • Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.

nounA train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

  • She changed at Yatton and caught a stopper into Bristol.1996, Susan Sallis, Touched by Angels, Random House, page 300
  • Southern 313211 is an all-stations stopper.2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 39, photo caption

verbTo close a container by using a stopper.

  • He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.
  • The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".

More sentences with stopper

  • A tubulated bottle has a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.From the entry tubulated
  • It's masterfully constructed with beer stoppers, duct tape, a tobacco can, and a few pieces of wood.1988 June 17, Stephen Day, “Folk Music Revived at Bridgett’s”, in The Muse, volume 38, number 23, St. John’s, N.L.: Council of the…. From the entry ugly stick
  • It was one of those smiles, a real traffic stopper.2015, A. J. Stewart, High Lie. From the entry traffic stopper
  • Through a rubber stopper, the semi-liquid was injected into the flask and the AAO template was immersed in the semi-liquid.2013, Ben Zhong Tang, Anjun Qin, Aggregation-Induced Emission: Applications, page 49. From the entry semi-liquid
  • When up, pass the cat head stopper.2009, Olof A. Eriksen, Constitution - All Sails Up and Flying, Outskirts Press, page 134. From the entry cat
  • The landscape was a real traffic stopper at the show.2003, American Cowboy, volume 9, number 5, page 52. From the entry traffic stopper
  • In the final pre-launch phase, in which a car is tested to destruction, any breakdown is a "job stopper."1991, Peter G. W. Keen, Shaping the Future: Business Design Through Information Technology, [Boston, Mass.] : Harvard Business School Press. From the entry jobstopper
  • Since it is unlikely that the GT will see any track time, the logic behind the massive and exotic stoppers on the car is unclear.2007 January, Torque, issue, page 30. From the entry snatchier
  • It is a genuine show stopper.1974, Meredith D. Wilson, Showing your cat: a complete guide, page 90. From the entry typy
  • In the hood try holding the stopper from a bottle of concentrated HCl over a watch glass in which you have put an eyedropperful of pyridine.1991, Gary Wulfsberg, Principles Of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, page 424. From the entry eyedropperful

Meaning of stopper

  1. noun Someone or something that stops something.
  2. noun A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
  3. noun A bung or cork.

Full definition of stopper

Questions about stopper in a sentence

How do you use stopper in a sentence?
Stopper is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Put a stopper in the knot.”
What is a short sentence with stopper?
“It is a genuine show stopper.”
What does stopper mean?
Stopper means someone or something that stops something.

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