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Stop

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Noun

1. halt, stop

the event of something ending

Example Sentences:
'it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill'

2. stop, stoppage

the act of stopping something

Example Sentences:
'the third baseman made some remarkable stops'
'his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood'

3. layover, stop, stopover

a brief stay in the course of a journey

Example Sentences:
'they made a stopover to visit their friends'

4. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

the state of inactivity following an interruption

Example Sentences:
'the negotiations were in arrest'
'held them in check'
'during the halt he got some lunch'
'the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow'
'he spent the entire stop in his seat'

5. stop

a spot where something halts or pauses

Example Sentences:
'his next stop is Atlanta'

6. occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Example Sentences:
'his stop consonants are too aspirated'

7. full point, full stop, period, point, stop

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

Example Sentences:
'in England they call a period a stop'

8. stop

(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

Example Sentences:
'the organist pulled out all the stops'

9. diaphragm, stop

a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

Example Sentences:
'the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically'

10. catch, stop

a restraint that checks the motion of something

Example Sentences:
'he used a book as a stop to hold the door open'

11. block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Example Sentences:
'we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe'

Verb

12. halt, stop

come to a halt, stop moving

Example Sentences:
'the car stopped'
'She stopped in front of a store window'

13. cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

put an end to a state or an activity

Example Sentences:
'Quit teasing your little brother'

14. block, halt, kibosh, stop

stop from happening or developing

Example Sentences:
'Block his election'
'Halt the process'

15. stop, stop over

interrupt a trip

Example Sentences:
'we stopped at Aunt Mary's house'
'they stopped for three days in Florence'

16. stop

cause to stop

Example Sentences:
'stop a car'
'stop the thief'

17. break, break off, discontinue, stop

prevent completion

Example Sentences:
'stop the project'
'break off the negotiations'

18. arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Example Sentences:
'Arrest the downward trend'
'Check the growth of communism in South East Asia'
'Contain the rebel movement'
'Turn back the tide of communism'

19. intercept, stop

seize on its way

Example Sentences:
'The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace'

20. cease, end, finish, stop, terminate

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Example Sentences:
'the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed'
'Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other'
'My property ends by the bushes'
'The symphony ends in a pianissimo'

21. bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop

render unsuitable for passage

Example Sentences:
'block the way'
'barricade the streets'
'stop the busy road'

22. hold on, stop

stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

Example Sentences:
'Hold on a moment!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Stop

see synonyms of stop
verbWord forms: stops, stopping or stopped
1. 
to cease from doing or being (something); discontinue
stop talking
2. 
to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt
to stop a car
the car stopped
3. (transitive)
to prevent the continuance or completion of
to stop a show
4. (transitive; often foll by from)
to prevent or restrain
to stop George from fighting
5. (transitive)
to keep back
to stop supplies to the navy
6. (transitive)
to intercept or hinder in transit
to stop a letter
7. (transitive; often foll by up)
to block or plug, esp so as to close
to stop up a pipe
8. (transitive; often foll by up)
to fill a hole or opening in
to stop up a wall
9. (transitive)
to staunch or stem
to stop a wound
10. (transitive)
to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque)
11. (transitive)
to deduct (money) from pay
12. (transitive) British
to provide with punctuation
13. (transitive) boxing
to beat (an opponent) either by a knockout or a technical knockout
14. (transitive) informal
to receive (a blow, hit, etc)
15. (intransitive)
to stay or rest
we stopped at the Robinsons' for three nights
16. (transitive) rare
to defeat, beat, or kill
17. (transitive) music
a. 
to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc) by pressing down on it at some point with the finger
b. 
to alter the vibrating length of an air column in a wind instrument by closing (a finger hole, etc)
c. 
to produce (a note) in this manner
18. (transitive)
to place a hand inside (the bell of a French horn) to alter the tone colour and pitch or play (a note) on a French horn in such a manner
19. bridge
to have a protecting card or winner in (a suit in which one's opponents are strong)
20.  stop at nothing
noun
21. 
an arrest of movement or progress
22. 
the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
23. 
a place where something halts or pauses
a bus stop
24. 
a stay in or as if in the course of a journey
25. 
the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing
26. 
a plug or stopper
27. 
a block, screw, or other device or object that prevents, limits, or terminates the motion of a mechanism or moving part
28. British
a punctuation mark, esp a full stop
29. Also called: stop thrust fencing
a counterthrust made without a parry in the hope that one's blade will touch before one's opponent's blade
30.  short for stop payment, stop order
31. music
a. 
the act of stopping the string, finger hole, etc, of an instrument
b. 
a set of organ pipes or harpsichord strings that may be allowed to sound as a group by muffling or silencing all other such sets
c. 
a knob, lever, or handle on an organ, etc, that is operated to allow sets of pipes to sound
d. 
an analogous device on a harpsichord or other instrument with variable registers, such as an electrophonic instrument
32.  pull out all the stops
33. Australian
a stud on a football boot
34. 
the angle between the forehead and muzzle of a dog or cat, regarded as a point in breeding
35. nautical
a short length of line or small stuff used as a tie, esp for a furled sail
36. Also called: stop consonant phonetics
any of a class of consonants articulated by first making a complete closure at some point of the vocal tract and then releasing it abruptly with audible plosion. Stops include the labials (p, b), the alveolars or dentals (t, d), the velars (k, g)
Compare continuant
37. Also called: f-stop photography
a. 
a setting of the aperture of a camera lens, calibrated to the corresponding f-number
b.  another name for diaphragm (sense 4)
38. 
a block or carving used to complete the end of a moulding
39. Also called: stopper bridge
a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong

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Stop

see synonyms of stop
verb transitiveWord forms: stopped or ˈstopping
1.  to close by filling, shutting off, covering, etc.
a. 
to staunch (a cut, wound, etc.)
b. 
to block up (a passage, road, pipe, etc.) so as to make impassable; obstruct
often with up
c. 
to fill in, plug up, or cover (a hole, cavity, opening, mouth, etc.)
often with up
d. 
to close (a bottle, jug, etc.) as with a cork or cap
e. 
a. 
to close (a finger hole of a wind instrument) so as to produce a desired tone
b. 
to produce (a tone) in this way
2.  to cause to cease motion, activity, etc.
a. 
to prevent the passage or further passage of (water, light, etc.); block; intercept
b. 
to prevent the movement or further movement of
; specif.,
a. 
to halt the progress of (a person, animal, vehicle, etc.)
b. 
to check (a blow, stroke, or thrust); parry; counter
c. 
to defeat (an opponent)
d. 
to intercept (a letter, etc.) in transit
e. 
to baffle; perplex; nonplus
c. 
to cease; desist from (with a gerund)
stop talking
d. 
a. 
to cause to cease or end
stop that racket
b. 
to bring to an end; discontinue
to stop a subscription
c. 
to kill
d. 
to defeat, as by knocking out
e. 
to cause (an engine, machine, etc.) to cease operation
f. 
to press down (a violin string, etc.) against the fingerboard to produce a desired tone
g. 
to place a stop order on (a stock or other security)
h.  Bridge
to hold key cards that will prevent an opponent from running (a suit)
i.  Chiefly British
to insert punctuation marks in
3.  to keep from beginning, acting, happening, etc.; prevent
a. 
to keep (a person) from doing something contemplated
b. 
to prevent the starting, advent, etc. of; preclude
c. 
to notify one's bank to withhold payment on (one's check)
verb intransitive
4. 
to cease moving, walking, proceeding, etc.; halt
5. 
to leave off doing something; desist from continuing
6. 
to cease operating or functioning
7. 
to be able to go no further; come to an end
8. 
to become clogged or choked
9. 
to tarry or stay for a while, esp. as a transient or guest
often with at or in
noun
10. 
a stopping or being stopped; check; arrest; cessation; halt; specif., a pause in speech or at the end of a sense unit in verse
11. 
a coming to an end; finish; end
12. 
a stay or sojourn
13. 
a place stopped at, as on a bus route
14. 
an indentation in the face of an animal, esp. a dog, between the forehead and the nose or muzzle
15. 
something that stops; obstruction; obstacle
; specif.,
a. 
a plug or stopper
b. 
stop order
c. 
an order to withhold payment on a check
d. 
a mechanical part that stops, limits, or regulates motion, as a pawl
e.  Chiefly British
a punctuation mark, esp. a period
16. 
a. 
pressure, as of a finger, on a string of a violin, etc. to produce a desired tone
b. 
a fret on a guitar, etc.
17. 
a. 
the closing of a finger hole of a wind instrument to produce a desired tone
b. 
such a hole
18. 
a. 
a tuned set of organ pipes, reeds, or electronic devices of the same specific type and tone quality
b. 
a pull, lever, or key for putting such a set or sets into or out of operation
19.  Nautical
a piece of line used to secure something
20.  Phonetics
a. 
the complete stopping of the outgoing breath, as with the lips, tongue, or velum
b. 
a consonant formed in this way, as (p), (b), (t), (d), (k), and (g)
see also continuant
21.  Photography
a. 
the aperture, usually adjustable, of a lens
b. 
the f-number
adjective
22.  US
that stops or is meant to stop
a stop signal

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Stop

see synonyms of stop
v. stopped, stop·ping, stops
v.tr.
1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up: The tea leaves stopped the drain.
2. To constrict (an opening or orifice): My nose is stopped up.
3. To obstruct or block passage on (a road, for example).
4. To prevent the flow or passage of: stop supplies from getting through.
5.
a. To halt the motion or progress of: stopped me and asked directions.
b. To block or deflect (a blow, for example); parry or ward off.
c. To be or get in the way of (a bullet or other missile); be killed or wounded by.
6.
a. To cause to desist or to change a course of action: The rain stopped us from continuing the argument.
b. To prevent or restrain: An invitation to dinner stopped him from going to the movies.
7. To discontinue or cease: He stopped his complaining.
8.
a. To defeat (an opponent or opposing team).
b. To defeat in boxing by a knockout or technical knockout.
9. To order a bank to withhold payment of: stopped the check.
10. Music
a. To press down (a string on a stringed instrument) on the fingerboard to produce a desired pitch.
b. To close (a hole on a wind instrument) with the finger in sounding a desired pitch.
v.intr.
1. To cease moving, progressing, acting, or operating; come to a halt: The clock stopped in the night.
2. To put an end to what one is doing; cease: had to stop at an exciting place in the book.
3. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off: stop by at a friend's house; stop in at the office; stop off at the gas station.
n.
1. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped: Can't you put a stop to all this ruckus? Production is at a stop.
2. A halt or stay, as on a trip: We made a stop in Austin.
3. A place at which someone or something stops: a regular stop on my delivery route; a bus stop.
4. A device or means that obstructs, blocks, or plugs up.
5. An order given to a bank to withhold payment on a check.
6. A stop order.
7. A part in a mechanism that stops or regulates movement.
8. The effective aperture of a lens, controlled by a diaphragm.
9. A mark of punctuation, especially a period.
10. Music
a. The act of stopping a string or hole on an instrument.
b. A fret on a stringed instrument.
c. A hole on a wind instrument.
d. A device such as a key for closing the hole on a wind instrument.
e. A tuned set of pipes, as in an organ.
f. A knob, key, or pull that regulates such a set of pipes.
11. Nautical A line used for securing something temporarily: a sail stop.
12.
a. Linguistics One of a set of speech sounds that is a plosive or a nasal.
b. A plosive.
13. The depression between the muzzle and top of the skull of an animal, especially a dog.
14. Sports A save made by a goalie.
15. Games A stopper.
16. Architecture A projecting stone, often carved, at the end of a molding.
17. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that causes a recording to stop playing.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being of use at the end of an operation or activity: a stop code.

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