Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a stream, or a flow of blood..

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Long-stop :: Long-stop (n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.
Suppressible :: Suppress (v. t.) To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage..
Clarino :: Clarino (n.) A reed stop in an organ.
Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..
Terminate :: Terminate (v. i.) To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics..
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
Short :: Short (adv.) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short..
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand..
Spigot :: Spigot (n.) A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
Post :: Post (n.) The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station..
Fluework :: Fluework (n.) A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork.
Stannary :: Stank (n.) A dam or mound to stop water.
Putty :: Putty (v. t.) To cement, or stop, with putty..
Stopping :: Stopping (n.) Material for filling a cavity.
Stoppled :: Stopple (v. t.) That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple..
Stoppling :: Stoppled (imp. & p. p.) of Stoppl.
Quit :: Quit (v. i.) To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.
Interrupted :: Interrupted (a.) Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.
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