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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unstopped /ʌnˈstɒpt/ adj - not obstructed or stopped up
- denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the closure is not complete, as in the pronunciation of a vowel, fricative, or continuant
- (of verse) having the sense of the line carried over into the next
- (of an organ pipe or a string on a musical instrument) not stopped
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•stop /ʌnˈstɑp/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -stopped, -stop•ping. - to remove the stopper from:to unstop a jug.
- to free from anything that blocks something;
open:to unstop a toilet.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•stop (un stop′),USA pronunciation v.t., -stopped, -stop•ping. - to remove the stopper from:to unstop a bottle.
- to free from any obstruction;
open:to unstop a sewer. - Music and Danceto draw out the stops of (an organ).
- Middle English unstoppen. See un-2, stop 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unstop /ʌnˈstɒp/ vb ( -stops, -stopping, -stopped)(transitive)- 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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