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unstop

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from unstoppen

Definitions

  1. To remove a stoppage

    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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unstop. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unstop. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at unstop

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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