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   stopper

   /ˈstɒpə/

   noun

   • 1. a plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container.
   • 2. a person or thing that halts or obstructs a specified thing: "a crime-stopper"
   • ▪ (in soccer and other sports) a player whose function is to block attacks on goal from the middle of the field.
   • ▪ a starting pitcher depended on to win a game or reverse a losing streak, or a relief pitcher who prevents the opposing team from scoring highly.
   • ▪ (in sailing or climbing) a rope or clamp for preventing a rope or cable from being run out.
   • ▪ another term for control

   verb

   • 1. use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container): "stopper the jug with a cork"

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