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STOP

(noun, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 23 meanings of the word Stop.

How to pronounce stop:

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Stop - as a noun

The event of something ending

Example: "It came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
halt
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
conclusionendingfinish
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The act of stopping something

Example: "The third baseman made some remarkable stops"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
stoppage
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
actdeedhuman actionhuman activity
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A brief stay in the course of a journey

Example: "They made a stopover to visit their friends"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
layoverstopover
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
stay
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The state of inactivity following an interruption

Example: "The negotiations were in arrest"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
arrestcheckhalthitchstaystoppage
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
inactioninactivenessinactivity
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A spot where something halts or pauses

Example: "His next stop is atlanta"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
placespottopographic point
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Example: "His stop consonants are too aspirated"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
occlusiveplosiveplosive consonantplosive speech soundstop consonant
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
obstruent
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

Example: "In england they call a period a stop"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
full pointfull stopperiodpoint
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
punctuationpunctuation mark
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

Example: "The organist pulled out all the stops"

A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

Example: "The new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
diaphragm
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
mechanical device
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A restraint that checks the motion of something

Example: "He used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
catch
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
constraintrestraint
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

An obstruction in a pipe or tube

Example: "We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blockblockageclosureocclusionstoppage
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
impedimentimpedimentaobstructerobstructionobstructor
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Stop - as a verb

Come to a halt, stop moving

Example: "The car stopped"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
halt
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
start

Put an end to a state or an activity

Example: "Quit teasing your little brother"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ceasediscontinuegive uplay offquit
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Stop from happening or developing

Example: "Block his election"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blockhaltkibosh
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
forbidforecloseforestallprecludeprevent
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Interrupt a trip

Example: "We stopped at aunt mary's house"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
stop over
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
break upcut offdisruptinterrupt
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Cause to end

Example: "Stop a car"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
start

Prevent completion

Example: "Stop the project"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
breakbreak offdiscontinue
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
endterminate
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Example: "Arrest the downward trend"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
arrestcheckcontainhold backturn back
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
defend
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Seize on its way

Example: "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
intercept
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
catchgrabtake hold of
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Example: "The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ceaseendfinishterminate
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Render unsuitable for passage

Example: "Block the way"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
barbarricadeblockblock offblock upblockade
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
blockimpedejamobstructobturateocclude
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

Example: "Hold on a moment!"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hold on

Stop - as an adjective

Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.

Example Sentences

"I missed my bus because I couldn't find the bus stop."
"The delivery truck made a sudden stop to avoid hitting a pedestrian."
"We took a break at a rest stop during our road trip."
"Please wait for me at the designated meeting stop."
"The traffic light turned red, so we had to come to a stop."
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Word Game Points

Is STOP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, stop is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

STOP has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.

Is STOP a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, stop is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
STOP has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is STOP a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, stop is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
STOP has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.

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