English Explanatory Dictionary

unstop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.
  2. To unplug or uncork a container.
  3. To draw out the stops of (an organ).

Word forms

unstop unstops unstopping unstopped

Etymology

From Middle English unstoppen, equivalent to un- + stop. Cognate with Dutch ontstoppen, German entstopfen.

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