forstop
To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).
Verb
- To stop up; block; clog; obstruct; to stifle (the breath); to dam up (a watercourse).
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”).