stoppering

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of stopping or preventing something from happening, especially by placing a stopper in a bottle or other container.

  - "He stopped the leak in the pipe with a stopper."
  - "She used a cork stopper to keep the wine fresh."

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Variants

List of all variants of stoppering that leads to same result
stopper , stoppered , stoppering , stoppers

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Etymology

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From Old French estopper 'to stop', from estoppe 'plug, stopper'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest cork stopper was produced in Portugal in 2002, measuring 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) in height and 0.7 meters (2.3 feet) in diameter.

2. The term 'stopper' can also be used metaphorically to describe someone or something that prevents an action or event from happening.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cork: A common material used for stoppers in bottles.

2. Plug: Another term for a stopper, especially for larger containers.

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Culture

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In literature, 'stoppering' is used metaphorically to describe the act of preventing an unwanted event or situation. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', the character Polonius advises his son Laertes to 'stop his ears with wax' to prevent hearing any plot against his life.

How to Memorize "stoppering"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bottle with a stopper in it to remember the meaning of 'stoppering'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stoppering' with the idea of preventing or stopping something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'stoppering' is the action of putting a 'stop' in place.

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