forstop

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/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/

verb

To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

OriginMiddle English forstoppen ← Old English forstoppian →
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Meanings

verbforstop (third-person singular simple present forstops, present participle forstopping, simple past and past participle forstopped or forstopt)

present singular third person forstops · participle present forstopping · participle past forstopped · past forstopped · participle past forstopt · past forstopt

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

Origin

  1. Old Englishforstoppian“to stop up, close”
  2. Middle Englishforstoppen
  3. Englishforstop

From Middle English forstoppen, from Old English forstoppian (“to stop up, close”), equivalent to for- + stop. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen (“to clog, obstruct, conceal”), German verstopfen (“to block, clog, plug, stop up”), Swedish förstoppa (“to constipate”).

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forstop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forstop

MLA

“forstop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forstop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forstop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forstop.

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