English noun: stop | |||
1. | stop (event) the event of something ending | ||
Samples | It came to a stop at the bottom of the hill. | ||
Synonyms | halt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, finish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cessation, stand, standstill, surcease, tie-up | ||
2. | stop (act) the act of stopping something | ||
Samples | The third baseman made some remarkable stops. His stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood. | ||
Synonyms | stoppage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis, stand-down, standdown | ||
3. | stop (act) a brief stay in the course of a journey | ||
Samples | They made a stopover to visit their friends. | ||
Synonyms | layover, stopover | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | night-stop, pit stop, pit stop, stand | ||
4. | stop (state) the state of inactivity following an interruption | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | countercheck, logjam | ||
5. | stop (location) a spot where something halts or pauses | ||
Samples | His next stop is Atlanta. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bus stop, checkpoint, loading area, loading zone, stopover, way station | ||
6. | stop (communication) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it | ||
Samples | His stop consonants are too aspirated. | ||
Synonyms | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | obstruent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | click, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, labial stop, suction stop | ||
Part holonym | explosion, implosion, plosion | ||
Antonyms | continuant, continuant consonant | ||
7. | stop (communication) a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | ||
Samples | In England they call a period a stop. | ||
Synonyms | full point, full stop, period, point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | punctuation, punctuation mark | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suspension point | ||
8. | stop (artifact) (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes | ||
Samples | The organist pulled out all the stops. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | knob | ||
Part meronym | organ, pipe organ | ||
Domain category | music | ||
9. | stop (artifact) a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens | ||
Samples | The new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically. | ||
Synonyms | diaphragm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | iris, iris diaphragm | ||
Part meronym | camera, photographic camera | ||
10. | stop (artifact) a restraint that checks the motion of something | ||
Samples | He used a book as a stop to hold the door open. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bench hook, click, detent, dog, doorstop, doorstopper, pawl, trip, tripper | ||
11. | stop (artifact) an obstruction in a pipe or tube | ||
Samples | We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe. | ||
Synonyms | block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock | ||
English verb: stop | |||
1. | stop (motion) come to a halt, stop moving | ||
Samples | The car stopped. She stopped in front of a store window. | ||
Examples | They stop the animals, These cars won't stop | ||
Synonyms | halt | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brake, check, check, check, conk, draw up, go off, haul up, pull up, pull up short, rein, rein in, settle, stall, stall | ||
Antonyms | get going, start, go | ||
2. | stop (stative) put an end to a state or an activity | ||
Samples | Quit teasing your little brother. | ||
Examples | They stop moving | ||
Synonyms | cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | ||
3. | stop (social) stop from happening or developing | ||
Samples | Block his election. Halt the process. | ||
Examples | They stop him from writing the letter | ||
Synonyms | block, halt, kibosh | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | embargo, stay | ||
4. | stop (motion) interrupt a trip | ||
Samples | We stopped at Aunt Mary's house. They stopped for three days in Florence. | ||
Synonyms | stop over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, lay over, stop over | ||
5. | stop (motion) cause to stop | ||
Samples | Stop a car. Stop the thief. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arrest, brake, bring up, check, cut, draw up, flag down, halt, hold, pull up, rein, rein in, stall, stall | ||
Cause | halt, stop | ||
Antonyms | start up, start | ||
6. | stop (change) prevent completion | ||
Samples | Stop the project. Break off the negotiations. | ||
Synonyms | break, break off, discontinue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt | ||
7. | stop (competition) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | ||
Samples | Arrest the downward trend. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia. Contain the rebel movement. Turn back the tide of communism. | ||
Synonyms | arrest, check, contain, hold back, turn back | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defend | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut down, cut out | ||
8. | stop (contact) seize on its way | ||
Samples | The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace. | ||
Synonyms | intercept | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | catch, grab, take hold of | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut off, cut out | ||
9. | stop (stative) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical | ||
Samples | The 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. | ||
Synonyms | cease, end, finish, terminate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjourn, 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 | ||
Antonyms | begin, start | ||
10. | stop (contact) render unsuitable for passage | ||
Samples | Block the way. Barricade the streets. Stop the busy road. | ||
Synonyms | bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | block off, close, close off, shut off | ||
Verb group | block, obstruct | ||
11. | stop (change) stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments | ||
Samples | Hold on a moment!. | ||
Synonyms | hold on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, interrupt | ||