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View synonyms for unstop
unstop
[ uhn-stop ]
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).
unstop
/ ʌnˈstɒp /
verb
- to remove the stop or stopper from
- to free from any stoppage or obstruction; open
- to draw out the stops on (an organ)
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Unstop your ears, and a roar as of St. Lawrence enters: stop your ears, and it is muffled.
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Neither by being touched nor shaken could he be awakened; to effect this, it was necessary to open his eye and unstop his ear.
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Unstop one ear, and observe that the ticking or vibration is heard loudest in the stopped ear.
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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.
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They at once began to open their eyes, unstop their ears, and to unloose their tongues.
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