Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part..

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Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Avast :: Avast (a.) Cease; stop; stay.
Cease :: Cease (v. i.) To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased..
Unstop :: Unstop (v. t.) To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask..
Plugging :: Plugging (n.) The act of stopping with a plug.
Hinder :: Hinder (a.) To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To make fast; to stopper.
Inhibition :: Inhibition (n.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Stopping-out :: Stopping (n.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
Pawl :: Pawl (v. t.) To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
Subbeadle :: Sub-bass (n.) The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass..
Hoa :: Hoa (interj.) A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..
Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..
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..
Burette :: Burette (n.) An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock..
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