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The definition of stop

39 Definitions of: stop

1. verb, to cease from doing or being (something); discontinue
2. verb, to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt
3. verb, to prevent the continuance or completion of
4. verb, to prevent or restrain
5. verb, to keep back
6. verb, to intercept or hinder in transit
7. verb, to block or plug, esp so as to close
8. verb, to fill a hole or opening in
9. verb, to staunch or stem
10. verb, to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque)
11. verb, to deduct (money) from pay
12. verb, to provide with punctuation
13. verb, boxing to beat (an opponent) either by a knockout or a technical knockout
14. verb, to receive (a blow, hit, etc)
15. verb, to stay or rest
16. verb, to defeat, beat, or kill
17. verb, music a) to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc) by pressing down on it at some point with the finger b) to alter the vibrating length of an air column in a wind instrument by closing (a finger hole, etc) c) to produce (a note) in this manner
18. verb, to place a hand inside (the bell of a French horn) to alter the tone colour and pitch or play (a note) on a French horn in such a manner
19. verb, bridge to have a protecting card or winner in (a suit in which one's opponents are strong)
20. verb, stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
21. noun, an arrest of movement or progress
22. noun, the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
23. noun, a place where something halts or pauses
24. noun, a stay in or as if in the course of a journey
25. noun, the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing
26. noun, a plug or stopper
27. noun, a block, screw, or other device or object that prevents, limits, or terminates the motion of a mechanism or moving part
28. noun, a punctuation mark, esp a full stop
29. noun, Also called: stop thrust fencing a counterthrust made without a parry in the hope that one's blade will touch before one's opponent's blade
30. noun, short for stop payment
31. noun, music a) the act of stopping the string, finger hole, etc, of an instrument b) a set of organ pipes or harpsichord strings that may be allowed to sound as a group by muffling or silencing all other such sets c) a knob, lever, or handle on an organ, etc, that is operated to allow sets of pipes to sound d) an analogous device on a harpsichord or other instrument with variable registers, such as an electrophonic instrument
32. noun, pull out all the stops a) to play at full volume b) to spare no effort
33. noun, a stud on a football boot
34. noun, the angle between the forehead and muzzle of a dog or cat, regarded as a point in breeding
35. noun, nautical a short length of line or small stuff used as a tie, esp for a furled sail
36. noun, Also called: stop consonant phonetics any of a class of consonants articulated by first making a complete closure at some point of the vocal tract and then releasing it abruptly with audible plosion. Stops include the labials (p, b), the alveolars or dentals (t, d), the velars (k, g)Compare continuant
37. noun, Also called: f-stop photog a) a setting of the aperture of a camera lens, calibrated to the corresponding f-number b)another name for diaphragm
38. noun, a block or carving used to complete the end of a moulding
39. noun, Also called: stopper bridge a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong ▷ See also stop down ▷ See also, stop off ▷ See also, stop out ▷ See also, stopover ▷ See also, stops
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Synonyms:	silence, cease, halt, standstill, station, stage, destination, depot, termination, terminus	And more...
Antonyms:	start, facilitate, continue

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