stopple
1 of 2noun
stop·ple ˈstä-pəl 
: something that closes an aperture : stopper, plug
stopple
2 of 2verb
stoppled; stoppling ˈstä-p(ə-)liŋ
transitive verb
: stopper
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English stoppell, from stoppen to stop
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1795, in the meaning defined above
stoppling
verb
as in spiling
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spiling
- stoppering
- plugging (up)
- stopping (up)
- bunging
- filling
- obstructing
- clogging
- blocking
- corking
- gumming (up)
- choking
- clotting
- jamming
- occluding
- congesting
- flooding
- packing
- damming
- gridlocking
- inundating
- glutting
- furring
- stuffing
- silting
- overwhelming
- swamping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opening (up)
- scooping (out)
- freeing
- clearing
- unplugging
- excavating
- unblocking
- emptying
- unstopping
- hollowing (out)
- unclogging
- lightening