Stopper (Verb)
Meaning
Close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She carefully stoppered the perfume bottle to preserve its fragrance.
- He stoppered the bottle of whiskey to prevent it from evaporating.
- The nurse stoppered the test tube with a small rubber plug.
- The wine bottle was stoppered and labeled for future consumption.
- The mother stoppered her baby's cries with a bottle of milk.