/dawr"stop', dohr"-/ , n.
1. a device for holding a door open, as a wedge or small weight.
2. Also called slamming stile, stop . (in a doorframe) a strip or projecting surface against which the door closes.
3. a device for preventing a door from striking a wall or an object on a wall, as a small rubber-covered projection.
[ 1870-75, Amer.; DOOR + STOP ]