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stopper

noun
  1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    plug
  2. (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
    “if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump”
  3. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
    conversation stopper
  4. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
    show-stopper
verb
  1. close or secure with or as if with a stopper
    “They stoppered the wine bottle.”
    stopple