doorstop
noun
door·stop
ˈdȯr-ˌstäp 
1
: a usually rubber-tipped device attached to a wall or floor to prevent damaging contact between an opened door and the wall
2
: a device (such as a wedge or weight) for holding a door open
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Pull up a chair and order a plate of crispy fried chicken, followed by a doorstop of red velvet cake.
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Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Her first appearance on the Norman Lear classic was as Marilyn Sanders, a woman who shows up, young child in tow, on the Bunker family’s doorstop claiming that the little boy was fathered by Gloria’s husband Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
To set the record straight, Gwyneth Paltrow does not use her Oscar as a doorstop.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
To many folks, fruitcake has all the appeal of a doorstop.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
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Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Her first appearance on the Norman Lear classic was as Marilyn Sanders, a woman who shows up, young child in tow, on the Bunker family’s doorstop claiming that the little boy was fathered by Gloria’s husband Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
To set the record straight, Gwyneth Paltrow does not use her Oscar as a doorstop.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
To many folks, fruitcake has all the appeal of a doorstop.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorstop
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“Doorstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorstop. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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