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English Definitions
stop
N
the event of something ending
stop
N
the act of stopping something
stop
N
a brief stay in the course of a journey
stop
N
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop
N
a spot where something halts or pauses
stop
N
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
stop
N
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
stop
N
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
stop
N
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
stop
N
a restraint that checks the motion of something
stop
N
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
stop
V
come to a halt, stop moving
stop
V
put an end to a state or an activity
stop
V
stop from happening or developing
stop
V
prevent completion
stop
V
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
stop
V
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stop
V
render unsuitable for passage
stop
V
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
N
an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
N
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
V
stop moving or become immobilized
N
the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
stop order
N
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
stop over
V
interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
stop over
V
interrupt a trip
N
a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
N
late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute
stop up
V
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
stop watch
N
a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race)
N
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
N
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
N
birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958)
N
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
N
a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
stoplight
N
a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
N
a stopping place on a journey
stopover
N
a brief stay in the course of a journey
stoppage
N
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stoppage
N
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
stoppage
N
the act of stopping something
N
British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)
stopped up
(of a nose) blocked
stopped-up
(of a nose) blocked
stopped-up
having narrow opening filled
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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