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estop
[ e-stop ]
/ ɛˈstɒp /
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verb (used with object), es·topped, es·top·ping.
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Archaic. to stop.
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Origin of estop
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French estopper,Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe<Latin stuppa tow. Cf. stuff
OTHER WORDS FROM estop
un·es·topped, adjectiveWords nearby estop
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British Dictionary definitions for estop
estop
/ (ɪˈstɒp) /
verb -tops, -topping or -topped (tr)
law to preclude by estoppel
archaic to stop
Derived forms of estop
estoppage, nounWord Origin for estop
C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop
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