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Unstop

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.

    "I was able to unstop the clogged toilet by using a plunger."

  2. 2
    To unplug or uncork a container.

    "I unstopped a bottle of wine to celebrate."

  3. 3
    To draw out the stops of (an organ).

Etymology

From Middle English unstoppen, equivalent to un- + stop. Cognate with Dutch ontstoppen, German entstopfen.

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