What is the meaning of stopped up?

verb

  • Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug.
    • usage: "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"

adjective

  • Of a nose. ( blocked)
    • usage: "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose"
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APAWordNet. (2010). stopped up. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stopped_up/definitions/1184469
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