Definitions for doorstop
ˈdɔrˌstɒp, ˈdoʊr-doorstop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doorstop, doorstoppernoun

   a stop that keeps open doors from moving

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. doorstopnoun

   Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.

2. doorstopnoun

   A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.

3. doorstopnoun

   (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.

4. doorstopnoun

   An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doorstop

   A doorstop is a device or object used to prevent a door from opening or closing completely, often preserving the openness of the door at a particular angle. It can also protect walls and furniture from being damaged by the door swing. Doorstops can be standalone objects that are placed on the floor behind or in front of the door, or they can be attached to the door or the wall.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doorstopnoun

   the block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door

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1. Doorstop

   A doorstop is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. Alternatively, a doorstop can be a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent a door from swinging through when closed. A door stop may also be a small bracket or 90 degree piece of metal applied to the frame of a door to stop the door from swinging and converting that door to a single direction.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doorstop

   Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup. Compare boat anchor.

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Anagrams for doorstop »

1. doorpost

How to pronounce doorstop?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of doorstop in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of doorstop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of doorstop in a Sentence

1. Lisa Kott:

   Watching your child suffering when you're helpless is one of the worst things you can experience in life, i know that death is on the doorstop. I'm not going to let him in, and he's going to be waiting there for a very long time. The difference between us and any other family is that they don't see him at the doorstep. I see him, and in true Southern fashion, I will give him a glass of iced tea while he waits. Because we're still going to dance and have fun in the presence of all that. It's not going to be doom and gloom in our house.

2. Alvin Bragg:

   In addition to being the first Black district attorney, I think I'll probably be the first district attorney who's had police point a gun at him. I think I'll be the first district attorney who's had a homicide victim on his doorstop. I think I'll be the first district attorney in Manhattan whose had a semi-automatic weapon pointed at him. I think I'll be the first district attorney in Manhattan whose had a loved one reenter from incarceration and stay with him, and I'm going to govern from that perspective.

3. Alfred Hitchcock:

   This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

4. Alfred Hitchcock:

   The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book -- it makes a very poor doorstop.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=doorstop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doorstop
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstop
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=doorstop
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Doorstop