to make a stoupaille of, to stop up, close with a plug.

To stop with a bung; also with down, up.

transitive. To stop or fill (a hole, aperture, etc.) with or as with a plug; to drive a plug into. Chiefly with up. Also figurative.

To stop (a bottle, cask, etc.) with, or as with, a cork; and so to confine or shut up (the contents of a bottle, etc.).

transitive. To stop up (a hole) by means of a spile. Also with up.

transitive. To put a stopple on; to close with a stopple.

To fit with a stopper.

To close or secure (a bottle, etc.) with a stopper. Also with down.