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DOORSTOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doorstopper mean?
• DOORSTOPPER (noun)
The noun DOORSTOPPER has 1 sense:
1. a stop that keeps open doors from moving
Familiarity information: DOORSTOPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stop that keeps open doors from moving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
doorstop; doorstopper
Hypernyms ("doorstopper" is a kind of...):
catch; stop (a restraint that checks the motion of something)
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