What Is a Pop-Up Stopper?

Quick answer

The metal plug in the bathroom sink. Hair wraps around its base, and that mat is what slows the drain.

Pop-up stopper in context

The metal plug in a bathroom sink that opens and closes with the lift knob behind the faucet. Its base is where hair and soap scum anchor. The mat wrapped around it is the cause of most slow bathroom sinks.

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