stop up

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Synonyms: step up, top up, sop up, stops up

Antonyms: step up, top up, sop up, stops up

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Verb

1. To [[fill]] a [[hole]] or [[cavity]], or [[block]] (an [[opening]] or [[passage]]), as with a [[plug]].
2. {{lb|en|UK|legal}} To permanently [[close]] or [[block]] (a [[road]] or [[path]]); to legally [[extinguish]] a [[right of way]].
3. {{lb|en|photography}} 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]].

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