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doorstop definition

door·stop (-stäp′)

noun

  1. a device used to hold a door open at a desired position or prevent it from closing too forcibly or slamming against a wall
  2. a thin wooden strip affixed to a frame of a doorway, against which the door closes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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