STOPPER

• (noun) blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

  synonyms : plug , stopple

• (noun) (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

  "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"

• (noun) a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

  synonyms : conversation stopper

• (noun) an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

  synonyms : show-stopper , showstopper

• (verb) close or secure with or as if with a stopper

  "She stoppered the wine bottle", "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"

  synonyms : stopple

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