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stop - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" |
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halt |
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conclusion,
ending,
finish an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
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cessation,
surcease a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
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stand,
standstill,
tie-up a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
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stop - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" |
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stopover,
layover |
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stay continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
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night-stop a break in a journey for the night
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pit stop a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car
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pit stop a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car
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stand a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
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stop - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" |
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stoppage |
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act,
deed,
human action,
human activity something that people do or cause to happen
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stand-down,
standdown (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
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haemostasia,
haemostasis,
hemostasia,
hemostasis surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
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stop - a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta" |
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place,
spot,
topographic point an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
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bus stop a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
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checkpoint a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
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loading area,
loading zone a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
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stopover,
way station a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago"
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stop - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops" |
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knob a round handle
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organ,
pipe organ wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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stop - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
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halt |
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get going,
go,
start be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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go off be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
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pull up short stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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rein,
rein in stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
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conk,
stall hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"
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stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
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draw up,
haul up,
pull up come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
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brake cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
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settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
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start,
start up play in the starting lineup
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halt,
stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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rein,
rein in stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
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arrest,
halt,
hold cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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bring up cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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flag down signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"
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stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
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stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
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draw up,
pull up come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
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brake cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
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stop - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
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halt,
block,
kibosh |
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forbid,
foreclose,
forestall,
preclude,
prevent command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
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embargo prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya"
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stay stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
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stop - interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence" |
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break up,
cut off,
disrupt,
interrupt laugh unrestrainedly
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call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
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lay over,
stop over interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight; "We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil"
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