Meaning

2 senses

  1. To impede or bar by estoppel.

  2. To stop up; to plug.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English estoppen (“to prevent (conception)”), from Anglo-Norman and

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

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Forms

estops, estopping, estopped, estopped
Base formestop · to estop
3rd person singularestops
Present participleestopping
Past simpleestopped
Past participleestopped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyestop
he, she, itestops

Past simpleLesson

all personsestopped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave estopped
he, she, ithas estopped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill estop

Synonyms

2 synonyms
stanchstopple

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunestopped

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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