Meaning

3 senses

  1. A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.

  2. (humorous)A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.

  3. A gauge used in geophysics.

More definitions
  • a stop that keeps open doors from moving

Origin

From door + stopper.

From door + stopper.

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Forms

plural: doorstoppers
Singulardoorstopper
Pluraldoorstoppers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a stop that keeps open doors from moving:doorstop

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
doormatdoornaildoorstepdoorwayB2dopaminedope
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