unstops

Frees a blockage

Unstops is the third-person singular present tense of unstop, meaning to remove a blockage or obstruction from something.

You unstop a drain by clearing whatever is clogging it, or unstop a bottle by removing its stopper.

The word appears most often in practical contexts involving pipes, sinks, or containers that need to flow freely again.

She unstops the kitchen sink with a plunger.

flow

unclog

Remove an obstruction

flush · plunge · dislodge · free · release · open · restore · remedy · fix · dissolve

release

uncork

Remove bottle's seal

pop · decant · pour · free · liberate · unleash · let out · discharge · unplug · unstick

Opposites
flow/blockage action

unstopsstops

Ceases to continue

blocks · clogs · obstructs · plugs · occludes

sealing/closure action

unstopsseals

Aquatic whiskered mammals

stoppers · stops · corks · plugs · caps

Phrases
Family

unstoppable, unstop, unstopped, unstopping, unstoppably

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G