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estop.

To impede or bar by estoppel.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈstɒp/
  1. To impede or bar by estoppel.

  2. To stop up; to plug.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English estoppen (“to prevent (conception)”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō.

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