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Putty :: Putty (v. t.) To cement, or stop, with putty..

Waft :: Waft (n.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag..

Estoppel :: Estoppel (n.) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission..

Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.

Krumhorn :: Krumhorn (a.) A reed stop in the organ; -- sometimes called cremona.

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Spile :: Spile (n.) A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask..

Stop :: Stopping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sto.

Interference :: Interference (n.) The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others..

Overslaugh :: Overslaugh (v. t.) To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment..

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..

Bait :: Bait (v. i.) A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment..

Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the approaches of old age or infirmity..

Discontinue :: Discontinue (v. t.) To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off..

Stope :: Stopcock (n.) The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet..

Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.

Fother :: Fother (v. t.) To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack..

Quit :: Quit (v. i.) To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

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..

Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.

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