Definition of stop

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Stop (v. t.) To make fast; to stopper.

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Blastophore :: Blastophore (n.) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them..
Principal :: Principal (n.) In English organs the chief open metallic stop, an octave above the open diapason. On the manual it is four feet long, on the pedal eight feet. In Germany this term corresponds to the English open diapason..
Hoa :: Hoa (interj.) A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
Stope :: Stope (v. t.) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out..
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel..
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..
Solstice :: Solstice (v. i.) A stopping or standing still of the sun.
Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a stream, or a flow of blood..
Stent :: Stent (v. t.) To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint..
Cystoplast :: Cystoplast (n.) A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth..
Check :: Check (v. i.) To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
Head :: Head (v. t.) To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship..
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..
Stintedness :: Stintance (n.) Restraint; stoppage.
Pause :: Pause (n.) To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
Call :: Call (v. i.) To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders..
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