"doorstopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doorstoppers [plural]
Etymology: door + stopper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|door|stopper}} door + stopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} doorstopper (plural doorstoppers)
  1. A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
    Sense id: en-doorstopper-en-noun-BNrRN2ZH
  2. (humorous) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-doorstopper-en-noun-12kDYdWL Disambiguation of Books: 37 47 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 55 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 57 34
  3. A gauge used in geophysics.
    Sense id: en-doorstopper-en-noun-CpuLkLlv

Inflected forms

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