Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way, road, or passage..

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Stoppage :: Stop-over (a.) Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i..
Registration :: Registration (v.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
Still :: Still (a.) To stop, as noise; to silence..
Plinth :: Plinth (n.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column..
Stannary :: Stank (n.) A dam or mound to stop water.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
Dulciana :: Dulciana (n.) A sweet-toned stop of an organ.
Kitcat :: Kitcat (a.) Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies..
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..
Gag :: Gag (v. t.) To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to..
Putty :: Putty (n.) A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes..
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Fipple :: Fipple (n.) A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music..
Avast :: Avast (a.) Cease; stop; stay.
Ventage :: Ventage (n.) A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
Intercipient :: Intercipient (n.) One who, or that which, intercepts or stops anything on the passage..
Hollo :: Hollo (interj. & n.) Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo..
Estop :: Estop (v. t.) To impede or bar by estoppel.
Halt :: Halt (a.) Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
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