Stopper

Noun

 * 1) Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
 * 2) A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
 * 3) A bung or cork
 * We need a stopper or the boat will sink.
 * 1)  goalkeeper
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

Synonyms

 * local

Antonyms

 * fast, express

Derived terms

 * gobstopper

Verb

 * 1) To close by using a stopper

Verbs for Stopper
employ—; fasten—; perforate—; ram in—; stave in—; tamp—; valve—; —checks; — chokes; —corks; —dams; —gags; —insures; —obstructs; —plugs; —restrains; —seals; —stems.

Thesaurus
bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, bonnet, bung, cap, caulk, ceil, check valve, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, clincher, clog, clog up, close, cock, coif, congest, constipate, cork, cover, crown, crusher, dam, dam up, death stroke, deathblow, dome, end-all, ender, faucet, fill, fill up, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, foul, hat, hood, jam, kayo, kayo punch, knockout, knockout blow, last dab, lid, obstipate, obstruct, occlude, operculum, pack, peg, pin, plug, plug up, quietus, roof, roof in, sea cock, settler, sockdolager, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stanch, stay, stench, stop, stop up, stopgap, stopple, stuff, stuff up, tap, tip, top, valve