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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Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses..
Flute :: Flute (n.) A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound..
Mephistophelian :: Mephistophelian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend; devilish; crafty..
Stope :: Stoping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop.
Stem :: Stem (v. t.) To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current..
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..
Stop :: Stop (n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far..
Obturation :: Obturation (n.) The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening..
Stopping :: Stopping (n.) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
Hoy :: Hoy (interj.) Ho! Halloe! Stop.
Bung :: Bung (v. t.) To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung; to close; -- with up..
Unstop :: Unstop (v. t.) To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask..
Repose :: Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit..
Post :: Post (n.) The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station..
Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
Solstice :: Solstice (v. i.) A stopping or standing still of the sun.
March :: March (n.) The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
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