stop up
phrasal verb
stopped up; stopping up; stops up
British, informal
: to stay up at night
She stopped up late last night.
Examples of stop up in a Sentence
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It’s hoped that the return of Notre-Dame will stop up Macron’s own plummeting approval ratings during this tense political period.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
While the occasional clog is to be expected, a toilet that gets stopped up at least once a month may need to be replaced.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
And in too many games, the Giants have gotten stopped up by opposing starting pitchers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Between the jet lag and the terrible English food, everyone is stopped up.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
But experts told me that temporarily stopping up the fallopian tubes is simply harder.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
In case of any errors during setup, make sure your kit comes with plugsto stop up holes made by mistake.
—Laura Duerr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
The 1-Up rack can accommodate many wheel sizes by moving the wheel stop up or down the arms.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
Her life would be stopped up, as if a blood clot had blocked the passage of blood from her heart to her body.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
While the occasional clog is to be expected, a toilet that gets stopped up at least once a month may need to be replaced.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
And in too many games, the Giants have gotten stopped up by opposing starting pitchers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Between the jet lag and the terrible English food, everyone is stopped up.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
But experts told me that temporarily stopping up the fallopian tubes is simply harder.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
In case of any errors during setup, make sure your kit comes with plugsto stop up holes made by mistake.
—Laura Duerr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
The 1-Up rack can accommodate many wheel sizes by moving the wheel stop up or down the arms.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
Her life would be stopped up, as if a blood clot had blocked the passage of blood from her heart to her body.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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“Stop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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