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doorstop

doorstop · doorstops

дверной стопор

Türstopper

Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a…Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.

» The door was held open with a doorstop.

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Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
Türstopper
дверно́й сто́порdvernój stópor
(жартівливе)A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
(Британія, ненормативне, proscribed)Eggcorn of doorstep.
(Австралія)An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.