Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound..

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Solstice :: Solstice (v. i.) A stopping or standing still of the sun.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Mute :: Mute (n.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t..
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Shortstop :: Shortstop (n.) The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and third bases.
Histophyly :: Histophyly (n.) The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment..
Stoppled :: Stopple (v. t.) That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple..
Fifteenth :: Fifteenth (n.) A stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the diaposon.
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Halt :: Halt (v. t.) To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted his troops for refreshment..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To point, as a composition; to punctuate..
Stope :: Stopcock (n.) The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet..
Slidometer :: Slidometer (n.) An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..
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