English · Phrasal verb Attested

stop up

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lấp đầy lỗ hoặc ngăn chặn lối

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

So then we […] scratched around and found an old tin washpan, and stopped up the holes as well as we could.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To permanently close or block (a road or path); to legally extinguish a right of way.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đóng vĩnh viễn hoặc chặn con đường

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Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tăng khẩu độ của ống kính

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “stop up” mean?

To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.

Is “stop up” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.