stop up

verb
High School
1

To fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.

2

To permanently close or block (a road or path); to legally extinguish a right of way.

3

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.

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