doorstop

[ dawr-stop, dohr- ]

noun
  1. a device for holding a door open, as a wedge or small weight.

  2. Also called slamming stile, stop. (in a doorframe) a strip or projecting surface against which the door closes.

  1. a device for preventing a door from striking a wall or an object on a wall, as a small rubber-covered projection.

Origin of doorstop

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; door + stop

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British Dictionary definitions for doorstop

doorstop

/ (ˈdɔːˌstɒp) /


noun
  1. a heavy object, wedge, or other device which prevents an open door from moving

  2. a projecting piece of rubber, etc, fixed to the floor to stop a door from striking a wall

  1. informal a very thick book

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