estop

[ e-stop ]

verb (used with object)

, es·topped, es·top·ping.

1. Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
2. Archaic. to stop.

estop

/ ɪˈstɒp /

verb

1. law to preclude by estoppel
2. archaic.
   to stop

Derived Forms

• esˈtoppage, noun

Other Words From

• unes·topped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of estop¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French estopper, Old French estoper to stop up, derivative of estoupe < Latin stuppa tow. stuff

Word History and Origins

Origin of estop¹

C15: from Old French estoper to plug, ultimately from Latin stuppa tow; see stop

Example Sentences

Nassau County Emergency Management Director Billy Estop ordered residents of the neighborhood near the Georgia line in northeast Florida to evacuate Wednesday.

From Washington Times

Nassau County Emergency Management Director Billy Estop ordered residents of the neighborhood near the Georgia line in northeast Florida to evacuate Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

Jeremy Estop, managing director of the company, paid tribute calling him "the architect's architect".

From BBC

Estop, who worked with MacCormac for more than 20 years, said he "wore his intellect lightly, constantly perspicacious, but always ready with an anecdote or joke".

From BBC

Proprietary name Where a proprietary name becomes identified with a publication, an assignment of the work may estop the person named from use of his name or advertisement of his service elsewhere, as in the English case of Ward v.

From Project Gutenberg