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unstop

[ uhn-stop ]

/ ʌnˈstɒp /

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verb (used with object), un·stopped, un·stop·ping.

to remove the stopper from: to unstop a bottle.

to free from any obstruction; open: to unstop a sewer.

to draw out the stops of (an organ).

Origin of unstop

First recorded in 1350–1400, unstop is from the Middle English word unstoppen. See un-², stop

Words nearby unstop

unsteel, unstep, unsterile, unstick, unstinting, unstop, unstoppable, unstopped, unstopper, unstoried, unstow

Example sentences from the Web for unstop

She tried by increased tenderness and love to unstop his silent lips and to make him tell what was lying so heavily on his heart.

Legends of the Rhine |Wilhelm Ruland
He will open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf.

Christmas Light |Ethel Calvert Phillips
They at once began to open their eyes, unstop their ears, and to unloose their tongues.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851 |Various
Then unstop the 34 mouth of the hive, and give them liberty.

A Manual or an Easy Method of Managing Bees |John M. Weeks

Unstop your ears, and a roar as of St. Lawrence enters: stop your ears, and it is muffled.

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) |Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for unstop

unstop

/ (ʌnˈstɒp) /

verb -stops, -stopping or -stopped (tr)

to remove the stop or stopper from

to free from any stoppage or obstruction; open

to draw out the stops on (an organ)