stopper

n.

1. A device, such as a cork or plug, that is inserted to close an opening.
2. One that causes something to stop: a conversation stopper.
3. Baseball. A relief pitcher, especially one called upon to protect a lead.
4. Sports.
   1. A player who excels on defense, as in basketball.
   2. In soccer, a defensive player who plays behind the center midfielder and often guards the opponent's best forward.
   3. A goalie.
5. Games. A card or cards preventing one's opponents from winning all the tricks in a particular suit in a hand of bridge.

tr.v., -pered, -per·ing, -pers.
To close with or as if with a stopper.

noun

Something used to fill a hole, space, or container: choke, cork, fill, plug, stop. See full/empty/capacity.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  Synonyms: plug, stopple

Meaning #2: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
  Synonym: show-stopper

Meaning #3: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
  Synonym: conversation stopper

Meaning #4: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

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The verb stopper has one meaning:

Meaning #1: close or secure with or as if with a stopper
  Synonym: stopple

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - prop, stopper
v. tr. - tilproppe, stoppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
stop

Français (French)
n. - bouchon, bonde
v. tr. - boucher

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stöpsel, Pfropfen
v. - zustöpseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βούλωμα, πώμα, (αθλοπ.) αναχαιτιστής αμυντικός παίκτης, στόπερ, (ναυτ.) μπότσος, έχμα

Italiano (Italian)
tappo, stucco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rolha (f)

Русский (Russian)
пробка, затычка, стопор, затыкать, стопорить

Español (Spanish)
n. - tapón, tope, obturador, coto
v. tr. - tapar, taponar, tapar con tapón, sujetar con boza o estopor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - propp, kork, attraktion, blickfång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
停止者, 制止者, 塞子, 阻塞物, 制动装置, 用塞子塞住, 堵塞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 停止者, 制止者, 塞子, 阻塞物, 制動裝置
v. tr. - 用塞子塞住, 堵塞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 멈추는 사람, 남의 주의를 끄는 사람, 마개
v. tr. - 마개를 막다, 지삭을 걸다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 止めるもの, 停止装置, 栓
v. - 栓をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سدادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פקק, מגופה‬
v. tr. - ‮סגר בפקק, פקק‬

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