stop up

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Verb stop up has 1 sense

plug, stop up, secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
--₁ is one way to close, fill up
Sample sentences:
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stop up

Part of speech: Verb

Sense 1: To close or block an opening or passage.

Example sentence: I used a piece of tape to stop up the hole in the balloon.

Sense 2: To become or cause to become blocked or obstructed.

Example sentence: The pipe stopped up due to the accumulation of dirt.

Sense 3: To fill a container to the brim.

Example sentence: The bartender stopped up the glass with ice to prepare the cocktail.

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