Definition of stop

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Stop (n.) That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; as obstacle; an impediment; an obstruction..

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Register :: Register (v. i.) A stop or set of pipes in an organ.
Uncheckable :: Uncheckable (a.) Not capable of being checked or stopped.
Blastophoric :: Blastophoric (a.) Relating to the blastophore.
Stopping :: Stopped (imp. & p. p.) of Sto.
Stope :: Stoping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..
Strangle :: Strangle (v. t.) To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a rope..
Fielder :: Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Stopen :: Stope (p. p.) Alt. of Stope.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
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..
Harmonium :: Harmonium (n.) A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops..
Check :: Check (v. i.) To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Cork :: Cork (n.) A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork..
Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market..
Shut :: Shut (a.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..
Wad :: Wad (n.) A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc..
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
Spigot :: Spigot (n.) A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock..
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