Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way, road, or passage..

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Estopping :: Estopping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Esto.
Fifteenth :: Fifteenth (n.) A stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the diaposon.
Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To come to a rest; to stop and remain; as, the bullet lodged in the bark of a tree..
Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..
Delay :: Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow..
Mephistophelian :: Mephistophelian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend; devilish; crafty..
Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone..
Obturator :: Obturator (n.) That which closes or stops an opening.
Punctuate :: Punctuate (v. t.) To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning..
Burette :: Burette (n.) An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock..
Stem :: Stem (v. t.) To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To point, as a composition; to punctuate..
Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
Slidometer :: Slidometer (n.) An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.
Stop-over :: Stopless (a.) Not to be stopped.
Turnpike :: Turnpike (n.) A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate..
Christophany :: Christophany (n.) An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion..
Interrupt :: Interrupt (v. t.) To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking..
Becalm :: Becalm (v. t.) To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed..
Roulette :: Roulette (n.) A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game..
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