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unstop

unstop verb: to remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.

Verb

unstop (third-person singular simple present unstops, present participle unstopping, simple past and past participle unstopped)

  1. To remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.
    • I was able to unstop the clogged toilet by using a plunger.
  2. To unplug or uncork a container.
    • I unstopped a bottle of wine to celebrate.
  3. To draw out the stops of (an organ).

Forms of unstop

third-person singular presentunstops
present participleunstopping
past participleunstopped
pastunstopped

Origin of unstop

From Middle English unstoppen, equivalent to un- + stop. Cognate with Dutch ontstoppen, German entstopfen.

Questions about unstop

What does unstop mean?
Unstop means to remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.
What part of speech is unstop?
Unstop is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstop?
The past tense of unstop is unstopped.

Words near unstop in the dictionary

  1. unstoning
  2. unstony
  3. unstooked
  4. unstooped
  5. unstooping
  6. unstop
  7. unstopable
  8. unstoppability
  9. unstoppable
  10. unstoppableness
  11. unstoppably

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