1. a wedge-shaped object used to hold a door open or prevent it from closing
2. a device attached to a wall or floor to prevent a door from hitting it when opened
3. something very heavy or thick, especially a book
Usage: informal

Examples

• She placed a rubber doorstop under the door to keep it open.
• The doorstop on the wall prevented the handle from denting the plaster.
• I kicked the wooden doorstop out of the way to close the door.
• The spring-loaded doorstop made a loud noise when the door hit it.
• That biography is such a doorstop – it’s over 800 pages long!
• We need a doorstop to prop open the back door while we move furniture.
• The doorstop fell over and the door slammed shut in the wind.