What is the meaning of stopper?

An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down.
- synonyms: show-stopper, showstopper
A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply.
- synonyms: conversation stopper
Bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit. (
- usage: "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.
- synonyms: plug, stopple

Close or secure with or as if with a stopper.
- usage: "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
- synonyms: stopple

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Stopper. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stopper/definitions/1208515
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