doorstop
/ˈdɔrˌstɑp/
noun
- An object used to hold a door open or to prevent it from closing.
- She used a stack of books as a doorstop to keep the wind from slamming the door shut.
- The rubber doorstop held the classroom door open on a hot day.
- I put a heavy doorstop under the door to keep it open while we moved the furniture.
- A heavy object placed against a door to keep it from opening too far or hitting a wall.
- He installed a spring doorstop behind the door to protect the plaster.
- The brass doorstop on the floor prevented the door from damaging the wall.
- A wooden doorstop kept the front door from swinging into the coat rack.