Synonyms of stops (up)

stops (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stop (up)

as in blocks

to prevent passage through by filling with something

clear the leaves out of the rain gutters so they don't stop up the downspouts again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocks
• plugs (up)
• obstructs
• gums (up)
• jams
• fills
• occludes
• congests
• stuffs
• chokes
• clogs
• floods
• dams
• clots
• stopples
• packs
• overwhelms
• corks
• furs
• spiles
• inundates
• silts
• gridlocks
• stoppers
• bungs
• gluts
• swamps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens (up)
• frees
• scoops (out)
• clears
• hollows (out)
• unplugs
• unblocks
• unstops
• excavates
• unclogs
• empties
• lightens