'Stopple' definitions:

Definition of 'stopple'

noun

Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: plug, stopper, stopple]

verb

Close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers" [syn: stopper, stopple]

Definition of 'Stopple'

From: GCIDE

Stopple \Stop"ple\, n. [Cf. G. st["o]pfel, st["o]psel. See Stop, n. & v. t.] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Stopple'

From: GCIDE

Stopple \Stop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppling.] To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'stopple'

From: Moby Thesaurus

bar,
bind,
block,
block up,
blockade,
bung,
caulk,
check valve,
chink,
choke,
choke off,
choke up,
clog,
clog up,
cock,
congest,
constipate,
cork,
cover,
dam,
dam up,
faucet,
fill,
fill up,
foul,
jam,
lid,
obstipate,
obstruct,
pack,
peg,
pin,
plug,
plug up,
sea cock,
spigot,
spike,
spile,
spill,
stanch,
stay,
stench,
stop,
stop up,
stopgap,
stopper,
stuff,
stuff up,
tap,
valve

Words containing 'Stopple'

Stoppled,
Stoppling