estop

Etymology
. Traditionally derived from the rare Late, from and , from a. However, the modern senses appear rather to align more with the much commoner, from +. More at.

Verb

 * 1)  To impede or bar by estoppel.
 * 2) * 2020: "| Nancy Pelosi Should Take All the Time She Needs to Submit Articles of Impeachment" by Philip Bobbitt, Slate.com
 * Finally, new evidence—emails surrounding the decision to withhold appropriated military assistance from Ukraine—has come out since the vote. Is anyone suggesting that the House managers be estopped from presenting this evidence?
 * 1) To stop up, to plug
 * 1) To stop up, to plug