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Engelsk navneord: stop

1. stop (om begivenhed) the event of something ending


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt came to a stop at the bottom of the hill.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)halt


Mindre specifikke termerconclusion, ending, finish


Mere specifikke termercessation, stand, standstill, surcease, tie-up

2. stop (om handling) the act of stopping something


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe third baseman made some remarkable stops.
His stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)stoppage


Mindre specifikke termeract, deed, human action, human activity


Mere specifikke termerhaemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis, stand-down, standdown

3. stop (om handling) a brief stay in the course of a journey


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey made a stopover to visit their friends.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)layover, stopover


Mindre specifikke termerstay


Mere specifikke termernight-stop, pit stop, pit stop, stand

4. stop (om tilstand) the state of inactivity following an interruption


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe 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.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage


Mindre specifikke termerinaction, inactiveness, inactivity


Mere specifikke termercountercheck, logjam

5. stop (om sted) a spot where something halts or pauses


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis next stop is Atlanta.


Mindre specifikke termerplace, spot, topographic point


Mere specifikke termerbus stop, checkpoint, loading area, loading zone, stopover, way station

6. stop (om kommunikation) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHis stop consonants are too aspirated.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant


Mindre specifikke termerobstruent


Mere specifikke termerclick, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, labial stop, suction stop


Omfatter disse specifikke termerexplosion, implosion, plosion


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)continuant, continuant consonant

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


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIn England they call a period a stop.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)full point, full stop, period, point


Mindre specifikke termerpunctuation, punctuation mark


Mere specifikke termersuspension point

8. stop (om genstand) (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe organist pulled out all the stops.


Mindre specifikke termerknob


Omfatter disse overordnede termerorgan, pipe organ


Overordnet emneområdemusic

9. stop (om genstand) a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)diaphragm


Mindre specifikke termermechanical device


Mere specifikke termeriris, iris diaphragm


Omfatter disse overordnede termercamera, photographic camera

10. stop (om genstand) a restraint that checks the motion of something


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe used a book as a stop to hold the door open.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)catch


Mindre specifikke termerconstraint, restraint


Mere specifikke termerbench hook, click, detent, dog, doorstop, doorstopper, pawl, trip, tripper

11. stop (om genstand) an obstruction in a pipe or tube


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWe had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage


Mindre specifikke termerimpediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor


Mere specifikke termerbreech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock


Engelsk udsagnsord: stop

1. stop (om bevægelse) come to a halt, stop moving


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe car stopped.
She stopped in front of a store window.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey stop the animals, These cars won't stop


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)halt


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Mere specifikke termerbrake, check, check, check, conk, draw up, go off, haul up, pull up, pull up short, rein, rein in, settle, stall, stall


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)get going, start, go

2. stop (om tilstand) put an end to a state or an activity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningQuit teasing your little brother.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey stop moving


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE.
Somebody ----s VERB-ing


Mere specifikke termerbreak, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on

3. stop (om adfærd) stop from happening or developing


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningBlock his election.
Halt the process.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey stop him from writing the letter


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)block, halt, kibosh


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerforbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent


Mere specifikke termerembargo, stay

4. stop (om bevægelse) interrupt a trip


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningWe stopped at Aunt Mary's house.
They stopped for three days in Florence.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)stop over


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something PP


Mindre specifikke termerbreak up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt


Mere specifikke termercall, lay over, stop over

5. stop (om bevægelse) cause to stop


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningStop a car.
Stop the thief.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Mere specifikke termerarrest, brake, bring up, check, cut, draw up, flag down, halt, hold, pull up, rein, rein in, stall, stall


Medførerhalt, stop


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)start up, start

6. stop (om ændring) prevent completion


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningStop the project.
Break off the negotiations.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)break, break off, discontinue


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerend, terminate


Mere specifikke termerbog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt

7. stop (om konkurrence) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningArrest the downward trend.
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia.
Contain the rebel movement.
Turn back the tide of communism.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerdefend


Mere specifikke termercut down, cut out

8. stop (om relation) seize on its way


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)intercept


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termercatch, grab, take hold of


Mere specifikke termercut off, cut out

9. stop (om tilstand) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed.
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other.
My property ends by the bushes.
The symphony ends in a pianissimo.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)cease, end, finish, terminate


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s.
Something is ----ing PP


Mere specifikke termeradjourn, break, break up, climax, close, come out, conclude, culminate, cut out, disappear, disappear, discontinue, go, go away, go out, lapse, pass away, recess, run low, run out, run short, turn out, vanish, vanish


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)begin, start

10. stop (om relation) render unsuitable for passage


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningBlock the way.
Barricade the streets.
Stop the busy road.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerblock, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude


Mere specifikke termerblock off, close, close off, shut off


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningblock, obstruct

11. stop (om ændring) stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHold on a moment!.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)hold on


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre specifikke termerbreak, interrupt









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