Stopper

Stopper

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.
*Stopper (football magazine).
*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 holes
*a 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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  • Stopper — Stop per, n. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stopper — Stop per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoppering}.] To close or secure with a stopper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stopper — steht für Janina Stopper, Schauspielerin Stoppie, Radsportbegriff Abwehrspieler im Fußball Siehe auch: Stopperanalyse Diese Seite ist eine Begriff …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stopper — index bar (obstruction), check (bar), damper (stopper), obstacle, obstruction, obturate, shut …   Law dictionary

  • stopper — ► NOUN 1) a plug for sealing a hole. 2) a person or thing that stops something. ► VERB ▪ seal with a stopper …   English terms dictionary

  • stopper — [stäp′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that stops or causes a stoppage 2. something inserted to close an opening; plug 3. Baseball a) a pitcher outstanding as a STARTER (i) who usually will stop a team s losing streak b) a CLOSER (sense 3) who is v …   English World dictionary

  • Stopper — (Kontroller), Klemmvorrichtung zum Festhalten der Ankerketten im Deck eines Schiffes; S. auf Oberdeck heißen Deckstopper, im Zwischendeck Zwischendeckstopper. Auf ältern Schiffen sind S. auch kurze Tau oder Kettenenden, mit Schlipphaken zum… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stopper — Stopper, s. Ankergeschirr …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • stopper — Voz inglesa que se usa, en el lenguaje del fútbol, con el sentido de ‘centrocampista cuyas tareas son básicamente defensivas’. Debe sustituirse en español por equivalencias como pivote forma preferida en España o por los términos medio(campista) …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • stopper — (n.) glass plug for a bottle neck, 1660s, agent noun from STOP (Cf. stop) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stopper — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: deporte Origen: Argentina, Uruguay. Defensa, en el fútbol particularmente …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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