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单词 unstop
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unstopv.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɒp/, U.S. /ˌənˈstɑp/
Etymology: un- prefix2 1a, 1 Compare (Middle) Dutch ontstoppen.
1.
a. transitive. To free from being stopped up or closed.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by freeing of obstruction
openOE
ridlOE
unstop1398
uncumberc1440
redd1488
clear1530
unchoke1588
disencumber1598
disobstruct1611
unblock1611
unchain1616
deobstruct1653
unobstruct1659
free1690
rede1693
to open up1793
(a)
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. xiii Comyn merche vnstoppeþ and openeþ þe splene and brekeþ þe stone.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xii. 306 Reynawde..vnbounde hym and vnstopped his eyen.
1561 J. Veron Free-will 57v Except the Lorde did..unstop their eares, and cleare the eyes of theyr myndes.
1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ix. 31 It maketh..the bellie laxatiue..and vnstoppeth the veines.
1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xxxv. 5 Then..the eares of the deafe shalbe vnstopped . View more context for this quotation
1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 1963 Who will not..Galen try, To weaken humours, and unstop the pores?
1700 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) II. 186 The first thing we did was to unty the Hands of Zoraida's Father, and to unstop his Mouth.
1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. vii. 95 My heart was softened, and my ears unstopped.
1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. li. 15 He..fears to speak till the Lord unstops his shame-silenced mouth.
(b)1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 768/2 Unstoppe nat the bottell tyll we shall drinke on it.1584 B. R. tr. Herodotus Famous Hyst. ii. f. 102 Priuily vnstopping one or two of hys bottles, the wyne flowed out.1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xii. 241 When the melting is finished, they vnstoppe the pottes and draw forth the mettall.a1650 G. Boate Irelands Nat. Hist. (1652) xvii. 138 The Iron it self descendeth to the lowest part of the furnace, called the Hearth; the which being filled,..they unstop the Hearth, and open the mouth thereof.1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall i. 21 To unstop the Valve to let out any Air.1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 73 In the Spring you must unstop your Vent-hole, and thereby see whether your Drink doth ferment or not.1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 265 Unstop all the registers of the reverberatory.1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 45 If the bottle be stopped, the colour will presently disappear; but when it is unstopped, the colour soon returns again.1854 Hull Improv. Act 32 [To] make, rebuild, clear out, unstop, or in anywise alter any sewer.1866 F. J. Furnivall Bk. Quinte Essence 4 (margin) After many days unstop your distiller.in extended use.1664 R. Boyle Exper. & Considerations Colours 35 Such White Fumes I have seen afforded by unstopping a Liquor.
b. intransitive. To become opened.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)]
openOE
undo1122
unlouk1340
unfoldc1350
unshut1390
unclosea1398
opena1400
waltc1400
unstopc1440
twirl?1523
disclosec1586
c1440 Ipomydon 1261 Ipomydon was sore travailed... Hys arme vnstoppid; þe blode gan falle.
2. To pull or draw out (an organ stop).
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1855 R. Browning Master Hugues 139 Say the word, straight I unstop the Full-Organ, Blare out the mode Palestrina.
3. (See stop v. 28.)
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1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 269 They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours.

Derivatives

unˈstopping n.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [noun] > action or process of opening > opening by removing obstruction
unstopping1611
unbarring1829
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desbouchement, an vnstopping.
1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxxvii. 314 Upon the unstopping of the Glass.
1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 83 Upon the unstopping of the lower end, all the water..will run down.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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