Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estop

/ɪˈstɒp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: estop
IPA: /ɪˈstɒp/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impede or bar by estoppel.

verb

To stop up; to plug.

Example Sentences

"[…] we twitted them, while we were together in the sun of the Continent, about English heating habits. Having done that, we are now estopped from bringing the matter up."
"2020: "Nancy Pelosi Should Take All the Time She Needs to Submit Articles of Impeachment" by Philip Bobbitt, Slate.com Finally, new evidence—emails surrounding the decision to withhold appropriated military assistance from Ukraine—has come out since the vote. Is anyone suggesting that the House managers be estopped from presenting this evidence?"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: estoppen, -, estoper, stuppō

Inflected Forms

estops (present, singular) estopping (participle, present) estopped (participle, past) estopped (past)

Derived Forms

unestopped

Synonyms

stanch stopple

Rhymes With

top stop drop shop pop op hop cop check cop gop bass drop cherry on top

Questions

How do you pronounce estop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈstɒp/.
What does estop mean?: To impede or bar by estoppel.
Where does estop come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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