stopple

stop·ple

S0781300 (stŏp′əl)n. A stopper; a plug.tr.v. stop·pled, stop·pling, stop·ples To close with a stopper or plug.

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[Middle English stoppell, from Middle English stoppen, to stop; see stop.]

stopple

(ˈstɒpəl) n another word for stopper¹vb another word for stopper⁴

stop•ple

(ˈstɒp əl)

n., v. -pled, -pling. n. 1. a stopper, esp. for a bottle. v.t. 2. to close or fit with a stopple. [1350–1400]

stopple

Past participle: stoppled
Gerund: stoppling

Imperative
stopple
stopple

Present
I stopple
you stopple
he/she/it stopples
we stopple
you stopple
they stopple

Preterite
I stoppled
you stoppled
he/she/it stoppled
we stoppled
you stoppled
they stoppled

Present Continuous
I am stoppling
you are stoppling
he/she/it is stoppling
we are stoppling
you are stoppling
they are stoppling

Present Perfect
I have stoppled
you have stoppled
he/she/it has stoppled
we have stoppled
you have stoppled
they have stoppled

Past Continuous
I was stoppling
you were stoppling
he/she/it was stoppling
we were stoppling
you were stoppling
they were stoppling

Past Perfect
I had stoppled
you had stoppled
he/she/it had stoppled
we had stoppled
you had stoppled
they had stoppled

Future
I will stopple
you will stopple
he/she/it will stopple
we will stopple
you will stopple
they will stopple

Future Perfect
I will have stoppled
you will have stoppled
he/she/it will have stoppled
we will have stoppled
you will have stoppled
they will have stoppled

Future Continuous
I will be stoppling
you will be stoppling
he/she/it will be stoppling
we will be stoppling
you will be stoppling
they will be stoppling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stoppling
you have been stoppling
he/she/it has been stoppling
we have been stoppling
you have been stoppling
they have been stoppling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stoppling
you will have been stoppling
he/she/it will have been stoppling
we will have been stoppling
you will have been stoppling
they will have been stoppling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stoppling
you had been stoppling
he/she/it had been stoppling
we had been stoppling
you had been stoppling
they had been stoppling

Conditional
I would stopple
you would stopple
he/she/it would stopple
we would stopple
you would stopple
they would stopple

Past Conditional
I would have stoppled
you would have stoppled
he/she/it would have stoppled
we would have stoppled
you would have stoppled
they would have stoppled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightlyplug, stopperblockage, stoppage, occlusion, closure, block, stop - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"bung, spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flaskbottle cork, cork - the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)drainplug - a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basinearplug - a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noisefipple - a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)tampion, tompion - plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisturetampon - plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)spigot, tap - a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Verb	1.	stopple - close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"stopperplug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"