stop > 22 senses| NOUN | 1 | stop, halt | The event of something ending |
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| 2 | stop, stoppage | The act of stopping something |
| 3 | stop, stopover, layover | A brief stay in the course of a journey |
| 4 | stop, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage | The state of inactivity following an interruption |
| 5 | stop | A spot where something halts or pauses |
| 6 | stop, stop consonant, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| 7 | stop, period, point, full stop, full point | A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
| 8 | stop | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes |
| 9 | stop, diaphragm | A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens |
| 10 | stop, catch | A restraint that checks the motion of something |
| 11 | stop, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube |
| VERB | 1 | stop, halt | Come to a halt, stop moving |
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| 2 | stop, discontinue, cease, give up, quit, lay off | Put an end to a state or an activity |
| 3 | stop, halt, block, kibosh | Stop from happening or developing |
| 4 | stop, stop over | Interrupt a trip |
| 5 | stop | Cause to stop |
| 6 | stop, break, break off, discontinue | Prevent completion |
| 7 | stop, check, turn back, arrest, contain, hold back | Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
| 8 | stop, intercept | Seize on its way |
| 9 | stop, end, finish, terminate, cease | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
| 10 | stop, barricade, block, blockade, block off, block up, bar | Render unsuitable for passage |
| 11 | stop, hold on | Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments |
stop > noun 6, communication| Meaning | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it. |
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| Examples | "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
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| Synonyms | stop consonant, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive |
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| Parts | implosion; plosion, explosion |
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| Narrower | labial stop; glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch; suction stop, click |
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| Broader | consonant |
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| Contrary | continuant consonant, continuant |
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stop > noun 11, artifact| Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. |
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| Synonyms | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stoppage |
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| Narrower | breechblock, breech closer; plug, stopper, stopple; vapor lock, vapour lock |
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| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta |
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stop > verb 2, stative| Meaning | Put an end to a state or an activity. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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| Model | They stop moving |
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| Synonyms | discontinue, cease, give up, quit, lay off |
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| Narrower | drop, knock off; leave off; sign off; retire, withdraw; pull the plug; shut off, close off; cheese; call it quits, call it a day; break |
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| Contrary | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve |
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| Nouns | stop; stop; stop, stoppage |
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stop > verb 9, stative| Meaning | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense. Either spatial or metaphorical. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Examples | "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other" |
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| Synonyms | end, finish, terminate, cease |
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| Caused by | end, terminate |
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| Narrower | pass away; lapse; cut out; go out; adjourn, recess, break up; vanish, disappear; culminate, climax; run out; run low, run short, go; vanish, disappear, go away; conclude, close; turn out, come out; discontinue; break |
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| Contrary | begin, start |
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stop > verb 10, contact| Meaning | Render unsuitable for passage. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | "stop the busy road" |
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| Synonyms | barricade, block, blockade, block off, block up, bar |
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| Narrower | shut off, block off, close off; close |
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| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up |
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| Similar to | obstruct, block |
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| Nouns | stopper; stop |
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