estop

[ e-stop ]

/ ɛˈstɒp /

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verb (used with object), es·topped, es·top·ping.

Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.

Archaic. to stop.

Origin of estop

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French estopper,Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe<Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff

OTHER WORDS FROM estop

un·es·topped, adjective

Words nearby estop

Estlander operation, estoc, estocada, Estonia, Estonian, estop, esto perpetua, estoppage, estoppel, Estoril, Estournelles de Constant, d'

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Example sentences from the Web for estop

By publishing his new libel, you estop yourself from denying me this freedom.
A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University|Francis Ellingwood Abbot
Such was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence.
The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks
But—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever?
Birthright|T.S. Stribling
This alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead

All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes.
Behind the Mirrors|Clinton W. Gilbert

British Dictionary definitions for estop

estop

/ (ɪˈstɒp) /

verb -tops, -topping or -topped (tr)

law to preclude by estoppel

archaic to stop

Derived forms of estop

estoppage, noun

Word Origin for estop

C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop

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单词	estop
释义	estop [ e-stop ] / ɛˈstɒp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR estop ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), es·topped, es·top·ping. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel. Archaic. to stop. Origin of estop 1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French estopper,Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe<Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff OTHER WORDS FROM estop un·es·topped, adjective Words nearby estop Estlander operation, estoc, estocada, Estonia, Estonian, estop, esto perpetua, estoppage, estoppel, Estoril, Estournelles de Constant, d' Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for estop By publishing his new libel, you estop yourself from denying me this freedom. A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University\|Francis Ellingwood Abbot Such was alien to his kindly nature; and if it had not been, there were other causes to estop him from any such indulgence. The Memories of Fifty Years\|William H. Sparks But—but how can a stroke of the pen, a mere gesture, estop a whole class of American citizens forever? Birthright\|T.S. Stribling This alone, it would seem, ought to estop him from a new trial. The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906\|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead All these inhibitory influences which generally produce negation do not estop Mr. Hughes. Behind the Mirrors\|Clinton W. Gilbert British Dictionary definitions for estop estop / (ɪˈstɒp) / verb -tops, -topping or -topped (tr) law to preclude by estoppel archaic to stop Derived forms of estop estoppage, noun Word Origin for estop C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to estop bar, obstruct, plug, preclude, prevent, prohibit
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estop

verb (used with object), es·topped, es·top·ping.

Origin of estop

OTHER WORDS FROM estop

Words nearby estop

Example sentences from the Web for estop

British Dictionary definitions for estop

verb -tops, -topping or -topped (tr)

Derived forms of estop

Word Origin for estop

Words related to estop