estop

Verb

Verb Forms: estopped, estopping, estops

To prevent or stop someone by estoppel from asserting something.
To impede or bar by estoppel.
To stop up, to plug.

Examples

He tried to ESTOP his opponent from playing a disputed word, citing game rules.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally derived from the rare Late Middle English estoppen (“to prevent conception”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French estoper, from a Late Latin stuppō. However, the modern senses appear rather to align more with the much commoner Middle English istoppen (“to block, obstruct, stop up, clog”), from Middle English i- (perfective prefix) + stoppen (“to block, stop”). More at stop.

Synonyms

stopple

Scrabble Score: 7

estop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
estop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
estop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

estop: valid Words With Friends Word