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| es·top [ e stóp ] (past and past participle es·topped, present participle es·top·ping, 3rd person present singular es·tops) |
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prevent by legal rule: to use the legal rule of estoppel to prevent something
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman, Old French estopper "plug up" < Latin stuppa "tow, broken flax" (used for plugging gaps)] |
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 es·top·page noun |
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