Definition of stop

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Stop (v. i.) To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a stop..

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Flute :: Flute (n.) A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound..
Dam :: Dam (v. t.) To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen..
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..
Stanchless :: Stanchless (a.) Incapable of being stanched, or stopped..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To make fast; to stopper.
Halt :: Halt (a.) Halting or stopping in walking; lame.
Pause :: Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
Cork :: Cork (n.) The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose..
Obturation :: Obturation (n.) The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening..
Conclusion :: Conclusion (n.) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
Suppressible :: Suppress (v. t.) To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage..
Counterbuff :: Counterbuff (n.) A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.
Cork :: Cork (v. t.) To stop with a cork, as a bottle..
Stope :: Stope (v. t.) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out..
Stoppage :: Stop-over (a.) Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i..
Shive :: Shive (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks..
Obstipation :: Obstipation (n.) The act of stopping up, as a passage..
Interrupt :: Interrupt (v. t.) To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking..
Fother :: Fother (v. t.) To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack..
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