doorstop

Meaning

doorstop means any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses doorstop to mean any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy....
• The teacher asked students to find doorstop in the reading.