forstop

Meaning

Verb

• To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle; to dam up.

Origin

• From Middle English forstoppen, from Old English forstoppian ("to stop up, close"), equivalent to for- + stop. Cognate with Dutch verstoppen ("to clog, obstruct, conceal"), German verstopfen ("to block, clog, plug, stop up"), Swedish förstoppa ("to constipate").