stopper
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
Someone or something that stops something.
- 2.
A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
Put a stopper in the knot.
- 3.
A bung or cork.
We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
- 4.
(informal)(informal, soccer) Goalkeeper.
He's the number one stopper in the country.
- 5.
(slang)(finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
- 6.
(rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- 7.
(botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
- 8.
(nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
- 9.
A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To close a container by using a stopper.
He tightly stoppered the decanter, thinking the expensive liqueur had been evaporating.
The diaphragmatic spasm of his hiccup caused his epiglottis to painfully stopper his windpipe with a loud "hic".
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