verstoppen

From Middle Dutch verstoppen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ stop +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈstɔ.pə(n)/, /vərˈstɔ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧stop‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɔpən

verstoppen

1. (transitive) to hide, conceal. Also reflexive

   Synonym: verbergen

   Antonym: onthullen

2. (transitive) to clog

   Synonym: blokkeren

   Antonym: ontstoppen

• verstoppertje
• verstopping

From Old High German firstophōn; equivalent to ver- +‎ stoppen.

• IPA^(key): /fɐˈʃtopən/

verstoppen (third-person singular present verstoppt, past participle verstoppt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To hide.
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:14:

     Dir sidd d'Liicht vun der Welt! Eng Stad, déi uewen um Bierg läit, kann een net verstoppen.

     You are the light of the world! One cannot hide a city that lies upon a mountain.

2. (transitive) To clog, to congest.
3. (reflexive) To become clogged, to become congested.