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forstop

verb
/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/

Etymology

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”).

  1. inherited from forstoppian
  2. inherited from forstoppen

Definitions

  1. To stop up

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA