Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part..

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Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed.
Deoppilation :: Deoppilation (n.) Removal of whatever stops up the passages.
Diapason :: Diapason (n.) One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason, and the like..
Constipate :: Constipate (v. t.) To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels..
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame..
Stope :: Stoping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop.
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..
Registration :: Registration (v.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
Spiked :: Spiked (a.) Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes..
Delay :: Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
Bung :: Bung (v. t.) To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To cause to stop or rest in; to implant.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..
Cloy :: Cloy (v. t.) To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog.
Stannary :: Stank (n.) A dam or mound to stop water.
Cease :: Cease (v. t.) To put a stop to; to bring to an end.
Blin :: Blin (v. t. & i.) To stop; to cease; to desist.
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part..
Stopple :: Stoppling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stoppl.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
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