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| stop [ stop ] |
verb (past and past participle stopped, present participle stop·ping, 3rd person present singular stops) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb discontinue something: to cease doing something, or make somebody cease doing something
  She's trying to stop smoking.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb cease moving: to come to a standstill, or bring something to a standstill
Stop the car!
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3. transitive and intransitive verb end: to come to an end, or bring something to an end
The rain has stopped.
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4. transitive verb prevent something from happening: to cause something not to happen or not to be done
We couldn't stop the roof from caving in.
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5. transitive verb prevent somebody from doing something: to cause somebody not to do or not to be able to do a particular thing
a way of stopping the children from climbing the fence
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6. intransitive verb pause: to pause in order to do something before continuing
I urge you to stop and think before deciding.
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7. intransitive verb interrupt trip: to interrupt a trip in order to make a brief visit somewhere
Stop at the post office on the way into town.
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8. transitive and intransitive verb U.K. stay briefly: to stay for a short time
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informal
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The children's friends like to stop the night.
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9. transitive verb fill hole: to fill or block a hole
We need to stop the cracks in the wall.
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10. transitive verb block something: to block or plug something such as a pipe or a wound so that nothing can pass through it
Grease has stopped the drain.
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11. transitive verb banking interdict check: to prevent the honoring of a check by an instruction to the bank on which it was to have been drawn
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12. transitive verb music press musical string: to press a string on a musical instrument in order to produce a note
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13. transitive verb music cover hole on instrument: to use a finger to close a hole on a wind instrument in order to produce a note
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14. transitive verb music put hand inside French horn: to alter the tone and pitch of a French horn by putting a hand inside the bell
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15. transitive verb boxing knock somebody out: to defeat an opponent in boxing by a knockout
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16. transitive and intransitive verb card games block bridge suit: to block the winning of a suit in bridge
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17. transitive verb be hit by something: to be hit by something, usually a punch or a bullet
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informal
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18. transitive verb defeat somebody or something: to defeat an opponent or competitor
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informal
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Nothing's going to stop us now.
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noun (plural stops) |
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1. standstill: a complete end or lack of movement
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2. break in trip: a short break in a trip, e.g. to rest or to visit somebody
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3. place visited on way: a place visited while on a trip
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4. pause made on route: a place where a bus or a train regularly pauses on its route
Is this your stop?
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5. blockage: a blockage or obstruction
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6. plug that blocks: something that is used to block the flow or passage of something, e.g. a plug or a stopper
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7. device preventing movement: a device or control that prevents movement
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often used in combination
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a doorstop
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8. finance order interdicting check: an order to a bank not to honor a check
I had to put a stop on the lost check.
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9. music stopping on musical instrument: an act of stopping a string or a hole on a musical instrument
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10. music subset of organ pipes: a subset of organ pipes or harpsichord strings with a common tone color that can be played in isolation by silencing the remaining pipes or strings
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11. music organ control: a knob or lever on an organ or harpsichord that isolates a subset of pipes or strings
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12. photog camera's aperture setting: one of the graded settings for the size of the aperture of a camera lens
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13. photog
Same as diaphragm (sense 3)
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14. nautical short rope: a short length of line used to tie up something such as a sail
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15. phonetics speech sound: a consonant sound made by closing the passage of air through the mouth and then suddenly opening it again.
See also continuant
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16. zoology part of animal's face: the area between the nose and the forehead of a cat or a dog
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17. fencing fencing counterthrust: a swift counterthrust made at the time of a fencing opponent's thrust that seeks to make contact first
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18. architecture carving: a carving that finishes the end of a molding
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| [ Old English -stoppian "block up," via W Germanic < late Latin stuppare "to stuff" < Latin stuppa "plug, stopper" < Greek stuppē] |
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| stop·pa·ble adjective |
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pull out all the stops to make every possible effort in order to accomplish something
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put a stop to something to bring something to an end, usually quickly and permanently
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