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forstop

/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forstop
IPA
/fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forstoppen, from Old English forstoppian (“to stop up, close”), equivalent to for- + stop. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen (“to clog, obstruct, conceal”), German verstopfen (“to block, clog, plug, stop up”), Swedish förstoppa (“to constipate”).

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Inflected Forms

forstops (present, singular) forstopping (participle, present) forstopped (participle, past) forstopped (past) forstopt (participle, past) forstopt (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce forstop?
The recorded pronunciation is /fə(ɹ)ˈstɒp/.
What does forstop mean?
To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).
Where does forstop come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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