1an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down 2a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply 3(bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit Example:if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump 4blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly 5One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. 6close or secure with or as if with a stopper Example: She stoppered the wine bottle 7To close or secure with a stopper.
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