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Stop

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Definitions for Stop

noun
the event of something ending
Synonyms
halt
Examples
  1. it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
noun
the act of stopping something
Synonyms
stoppage
Examples
  1. the third baseman made some remarkable stops
  2. his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
noun
a brief stay in the course of a journey
Synonyms
stopover layover
Examples
  1. they made a stopover to visit their friends
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms
arrest check halt hitch stay stoppage
Examples
  1. the negotiations were in arrest
  2. held them in check
  3. during the halt he got some lunch
  4. the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
  5. he spent the entire stop in his seat
noun
a spot where something halts or pauses
Examples
  1. his next stop is Atlanta
noun
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Synonyms
stop consonant occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive
Examples
  1. his stop consonants are too aspirated
noun
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Synonyms
period point full stop full point
Examples
  1. in England they call a period a stop
noun
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Examples
  1. the organist pulled out all the stops
noun
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Synonyms
diaphragm
Examples
  1. the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
noun
a restraint that checks the motion of something
Synonyms
catch
Examples
  1. he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Synonyms
blockage block closure occlusion stoppage
Examples
  1. we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
verb
come to a halt, stop moving
Synonyms
halt
Examples
  1. the car stopped
  2. She stopped in front of a store window
verb
put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms
discontinue cease give up quit lay off
Examples
  1. Quit teasing your little brother
verb
stop from happening or developing
Synonyms
halt block kibosh
Examples
  1. Block his election
  2. Halt the process
verb
interrupt a trip
Synonyms
stop over
Examples
  1. we stopped at Aunt Mary's house
  2. they stopped for three days in Florence
verb
cause to stop
Examples
  1. stop a car
  2. stop the thief
verb
prevent completion
Synonyms
break break off discontinue
Examples
  1. stop the project
  2. break off the negotiations
verb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
Synonyms
check turn back arrest contain hold back
Examples
  1. check the expansion or influence of
  2. Arrest the downward trend
  3. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  4. Contain the rebel movement
  5. Turn back the tide of communism
verb
seize on its way
Synonyms
intercept
Examples
  1. The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Synonyms
end finish terminate cease
Examples
  1. either spatial or metaphorical
  2. the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
  3. Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
  4. My property ends by the bushes
  5. The symphony ends in a pianissimo
verb
render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms
barricade block blockade block off block up bar
Examples
  1. block the way
  2. barricade the streets
  3. stop the busy road
verb
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Synonyms
hold on
Examples
  1. Hold on a moment!

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