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