estop

Meanings

Verb

To impede or bar by estoppel.
To stop up, to plug.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally derived from the rare Late Middle English estoppen (“to prevent conception”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō. However, the modern senses appear rather to align more with the much commoner Middle English istoppen (“to block, obstruct, stop up, clog”), from Middle English i- (perfective prefix) + stoppen (“to block, stop”). More at stop.

Synonyms

stopple

Scrabble Score: 7

estop is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
estop is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 8

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