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

Words related to unstopped

accessible, wide, clear, free, susceptible, bloodstained, gory, grisly, release, expand, unlock, unravel, loosen, exposed, stripped, bare, rent, removed, unblocked, unlocked

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British Dictionary definitions for unstopped (1 of 2)

unstopped
/ (ʌnˈstɒpt) /

adjective

not obstructed or stopped up
phonetics denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the closure is not complete, as in the pronunciation of a vowel, fricative, or continuant
prosody (of verse) having the sense of the line carried over into the next
(of an organ pipe or a string on a musical instrument) not stopped

British Dictionary definitions for unstopped (2 of 2)

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)