doorstop
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doorstop
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From door + stop.
noun doorstops · doorstopper
- 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.
- A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door. Meanwhile, all the Democrats had to put forward that year was a doorstop called Man of the House: The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill.
- Eggcorn of doorstep.
- An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building. And television dominates this place — just look at Beazley tossing around cans of tomato soup at his morning doorstops outside Parliament House.
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noun wedge used to keep a door open
| Español | cuña |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 門擋 /门挡, 門夾 /门夹, 制門器 /制门器, 門碰頭 /门碰头 |
| Français | cale-porte |
| Deutsch | Türstopper |
| Italiano | fermaporta |
| Русский | дверно́й сто́пор dvernój stópor |
noun large book — see also tome
| Español | mamotreto, librote, tocho |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大部頭 /大部头 dàbùtóu, 巨著 jùzhù |
| Français | brique, pavé |
noun interview with a public figure
| 中文 | 臨時採訪 /临时采访 línshí cǎifǎng |
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Talk about this word "doorstop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doorstop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. doorstop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doorstop "doorstop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doorstop.
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@misc{doorstop_2026,
title = {doorstop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doorstop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
