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n. - Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly; (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply;

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  • If my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump
  • The stopper is anchored in place by a rubber hinge on one side of the stopper.
  • Put a drain stopper in the disposal so no water can flow out through the bottom
  • Sasha and Sanchez: Magic act extraordinaire - Show stopper is when Sasha pulls 22 pairs of underwear from Sanchez's pants. or
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