transcription, транскрипция: [ e-ˈstäp ]
transitive verb
( es·topped ; es·top·ping )
Etymology: Middle English estoppen, from Anglo-French estoper, estuper, from Vulgar Latin * stuppare to stop with a tow — more at stop
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : to stop up
2. : bar ; specifically : to impede by estoppel