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stopper

   4 entries found.
    1. ^1stopper (noun)
    2. ^2stopper (transitive verb)
    3. heart-stopping
    4. stopper knot

   Main Entry:
          ^1stop·per Listen to the pronunciation of 1stopper

   Pronunciation:
          \|stä-p@r\

   Function:
          noun

   Date:
          15th century

   1: one that brings to a halt or causes to stop operating or functioning
   : check : as a: a playing card that will stop the running of a suit b:
   a baseball pitcher depended on to win important games or to stop a
   losing streak ; also : an effective relief pitcher 2: one that closes,
   shuts, or fills up ; specifically : something (as a bung or cork) used
   to plug an opening
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