Home / Dictionary / stop up

stop up

verb
  1. To fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.

  2. To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.

Antonymsstop down

Practice "stop up" in context

WordNote uses spaced repetition across multiple quiz levels, from recognizing the meaning to recalling it in active practice.

Save to WordNote — it's free →

No credit card. No install required.

stop up — meaning, definition & examples | WordNote | WordNote