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stops |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stop 8 of 10 senses of stop Sense 1 stop, halt => check => go off => pull up short => check => check => check => rein, rein in => stall, conk => stall => draw up pull up haul up => brake => settle, halt Sense 2 discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off => drop, knock off => leave off => sign off => retire, withdraw => pull the plug => shut off close off => cheese => break Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Sense 4 stop, stop over => call => lay over stop over Sense 5 stop => rein, rein in => halt, hold arrest => bring up => cut => flag down => stall => stall => draw up pull up => brake Sense 6 break, break off discontinue, stop => fracture => bog down bog => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off Sense 7 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => cut down cut out Sense 8 intercept, stop => cut off cut out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stop 8 of 10 senses of stop Sense 1 stop, halt => check => stem, stanch, staunch, halt => go off => pull up short => check => check => check => rein, rein in => stall, conk => stall => draw up pull up haul up => brake => settle, halt Sense 2 discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off => drop, knock off => nolle pros => leave off => sign off => retire, withdraw => pull the plug => shut off close off => cheese => break Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Sense 4 stop, stop over => call => lay over stop over Sense 5 stop => rein, rein in => pull => halt, hold arrest => bring up => cut => flag down => stall => stall => draw up pull up => brake => skid Sense 6 break, break off discontinue, stop => fracture => bog down bog => interrupt, disrupt, break up cut off => cut, cut off => punctuate => break => put away => pause, intermit, break => rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather => take five => take ten => chime in cut in put in butt in chisel in barge in break in => interrupt, disrupt => cut in => cut short => burst in on burst upon => heckle, harass => interject, come in interpose, put in throw in inject => jam, block => take off take time off Sense 7 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => cut down cut out Sense 8 intercept, stop => cut off cut out Entailment of verb stop 1 of 10 senses of stop Sense 4 stop, stop over => stop, halt Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stop 10 senses of stop Sense 1 stop, halt Sense 2 discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 4 stop, stop over Sense 5 stop Sense 6 break, break off discontinue, stop => end terminate Sense 7 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => defend Sense 8 intercept, stop => catch, grab, take hold of Sense 9 terminate, stop => discontinue Sense 10 break, hold on stop => interrupt, break Familiarity of verb stop stop used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stop Sense 1 stop, halt -------------- Sense 2 discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -------------- Sense 3 stop, halt, block, kibosh => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 4 stop, stop over -------------- Sense 5 stop -------------- Sense 6 break, break off discontinue, stop => end terminate -------------- Sense 7 check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back => defend -------------- Sense 8 intercept, stop => catch, grab, take hold of -------------- Sense 9 terminate, stop => discontinue -------------- Sense 10 break, hold on stop => interrupt, break -------------- Grep of noun stops stops Grep of noun stop backstop bus stop diapason stop doorstop flag stop flue stop full stop glottal stop labial stop night-stop nonstop organ stop pit stop reed stop rest stop short-stop short-stop bath shortstop stop stop-loss order stop bath stop consonant stop number stop order stop payment stop press stopcock stopes stopgap stoplight stopo watch stopover stoppage stoppard stopper stopper knot stopping stopping point stopple stops stopwatch suction stop truck stop whistle stop Overview of noun stops The noun stops has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops -- (a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card) Overview of noun stop The noun stop has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill") 2. (3) stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood") 3. (3) stop, stopover, layover -- (a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends") 4. (1) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat") 5. (1) stop -- (a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta") 6. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive -- (a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it "his stop consonants are too aspirated") 7. period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop") 8. stop -- ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops") 9. diaphragm, stop -- (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically") 10. catch, stop -- (a restraint that checks the motion of something "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open") 11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe") Overview of verb stop The verb stop has 10 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (58) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window") 2. (56) discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother") 3. (25) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process") 4. (7) stop, stop over -- (interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence") 5. (7) stop -- (cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief") 6. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence") 7. (3) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism") 8. (2) intercept, stop -- (seize on its way "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace") 9. (1) terminate, stop -- (have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other") 10. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon") Overview of noun stops The noun stops has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops -- (a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card) Overview of noun stop The noun stop has 11 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill") 2. (3) stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood") 3. (3) stop, stopover, layover -- (a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends") 4. (1) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat") 5. (1) stop -- (a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta") 6. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive -- (a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it "his stop consonants are too aspirated") 7. period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop") 8. stop -- ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops") 9. diaphragm, stop -- (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically") 10. catch, stop -- (a restraint that checks the motion of something "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open") 11. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage -- (an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe") Overview of verb stop The verb stop has 10 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (58) stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window") 2. (56) discontinue, stop, cease, give up quit lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother") 3. (25) stop, halt, block, kibosh -- (stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process") 4. (7) stop, stop over -- (interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence") 5. (7) stop -- (cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief") 6. (4) break, break off discontinue, stop -- (prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break the silence") 7. (3) check, turn back arrest, stop, contain, hold back -- (hold back as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism") 8. (2) intercept, stop -- (seize on its way "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace") 9. (1) terminate, stop -- (have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other") 10. break, hold on stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"; "We broke at noon")
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