English Explanatory Dictionary

forstop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

Pronunciation

/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/

Word forms

forstop forstops forstopping forstopped forstopt

Etymology

From Middle English forstoppen, from Old English forstoppian (“to stop up, close”), equivalent to for- + stop. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen (“to clog, obstruct, conceal”), German verstopfen (“to block, clog, plug, stop up”), Swedish förstoppa (“to constipate”).

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