Definition of stop

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Stop (v. i.) To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop..

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Stane :: Standstill (n.) A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.
Obturator :: Obturator (n.) That which closes or stops an opening.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development..
Sufflate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) Hence, to stop; to impede..
Stop :: Stop (n.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought..
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..
Intercept :: Intercept (v. t.) To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris..
Stope :: Stope (v. t.) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Blin :: Blin (v. t. & i.) To stop; to cease; to desist.
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Stop :: Stopping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sto.
Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone..
Cornet :: Cornet (n.) A certain organ stop or register.
Stent :: Stent (v. t.) To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint..
Stannary :: Stank (n.) A dam or mound to stop water.
Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..
Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check..
Soft :: Soft (interj.) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
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