Stopper

n. person or thing that stops; device which closes an opening, plug, cork

The term stopper may refer to one of the following:Stopper (knot), a type of a knot at the end of the rope.Stopper (plug), also known as a cork, a plug or a bung used to temporarily seal a bottle opening.a center fullback in soccer. See Defender (football). The Milkor Stopper 37/38 mm riot gun.in whitewater kayaking, another name for holes. See Whitewater holesa term used in the game of bridge. See Contract bridge glossary.an illustrative information mini-bloc. See Stopper.ru or Стоппер (значения).
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Noun
1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
(synonym) plug, stopple
(hypernym) blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
(hyponym) bung, spile
(derivation) barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
2. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
(synonym) show-stopper, showstopper
(hypernym) act, routine, number, turn, bit
3. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
(synonym) conversation stopper
(hypernym) remark, comment
4. (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
(hypernym) playing card
(classification) bridge
Verb
1. close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"
(synonym) stopple
(hypernym) plug, stop up, secure
(derivation) plug, stopple

n. (Baseball) shortstop, player stationed in the infield between second and third base; stopwatch, chronometer, watch used for measuring time

v. bring to halt, stop, pull up